Richa Chadha opens up about interfaith marriage with Ali Fazal: ‘When you fall in love and your family is…’

In the same conversation, when Richa Chadha was asked about the restaurants they would frequent in the early days of their relationship, Richa recalled that she did not want her family to find out through the press that she was dating Ali. “I didn’t want my family to find out from the press. you know, we also have families. When I was ready to discuss this at home with my family, then I thought I will just come out,” she said.

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Richa said that she and Ali decided to announce their relationship when she wanted to travel with him for the premiere of Victoria and Abdul at the Venice Film Festival. “I remember I had to travel to be his plus one for the Venice Film Festival for (Victoria & Abdul) with Judi Dench. I was like… I am not missing your Judi Dench red carpet for the world. He was like but no one knows, so I said let’s just tell them now, it’s time,” she shared.

Richa Chadha had previously shared that she and Ali Fazal got married under the Special Marriage Act in 2020 but because of the pandemic, no one got to know that they had tied the knot. She shared with News 18, “We got married under the Special Marriage Act, the family court is right around the corner. And it was super peaceful. And I don’t think it’s out of the ordinary. It happens in society, which is why there is a very big act for it. Of course, I feel like media really makes these kinds of things, it’s actually terrible and is very corrosive for society.”