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Actor Swara Bhasker marries SP leader Fahad Zirar Ahmad; says 'welcome to my heart' in social media post

India Blooms News Service | @indiablooms | Feb 17, 2023, at 02:14 am

Mumbai/IBNS: Actor-political activist Swara Bhasker on Thursday took to social media to announce her marriage to Samajwadi Party leader Fahad Zirar Ahmad.

The actor, known for her supporting roles in mainstream films and larger presence in crossover productions, posted a cute video with some of the adorable moments of the duo to relate her relationship journey with Ahmed, which she said started with friendship.

She captioned the video and wrote, "Sometimes you search far & wide for something that was right next to you all along. We were looking for love, but we found friendship first. And then we found each other! Welcome to my heart @FahadZirarAhmad It’s chaotic but it’s yours! (sic)"

Sometimes you search far & wide for something that was right next to you all along. We were looking for love, but we found friendship first. And then we found each other!
Welcome to my heart @FahadZirarAhmad It’s chaotic but it’s yours! ♥️✨🧿 pic.twitter.com/GHh26GODbm
— Swara Bhasker (@ReallySwara) February 16, 2023

The Veere Di Wedding actress, also known for her anti-BJP political views and even poll campaigns for the ruling party's opposition candidates like JNU student Kanhaiya Kumar in 2019 general elections, said that the couple had registered their wedding in court on January 6, 2023, under the Special Marriage Act.

Fahad is the Maharashtra Unit President of the Samajwadi Party youth wing, as per his Twitter handle bio.

Earlier, Swara, known for her roles in the independent films like Nil Battey Sannata (2016) and Anaarkali of Aarah (2017), had triggered speculations over her relationship status with a picture on her Instagram handle, in which her head is seen lying cozily in someone’s arms. She had captioned the photo: “This could be love (sic)."

Previously Swara was rumoured to be in a relationship with writer Himanshu Sharma. Reportedly, they parted ways in 2019.

#SwaraBhasker #SwaraBhaskerMarriage #FahadZirarAhmed #SamajwadiParty

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