Shibani Dandekar turns 42: Revisiting her love story with Farhan Akhtar

Shibani Dandekar is celebrating her 42nd birthday today. It is certainly is a special birthday for her as she celebrates it as a married woman. Scroll to see some of her best photos with husband Farhan Akhtar and know more about their love story.

Farhan Akhtar and Shibani Dandekar got married on February 19 this year. (Photo: Shibani Dandekar/Instagram)

Shibani and Farhan kept their relationship a secret for a long time. (Photo: Shibani Dandekar/Instagram)

Farhan and Shibani reportedly first met on the sets of the reality show 'I Can Do It' which premiered in 2015 where Farhan was a host and Shibani was among the participants along with Mandira Bedi, Bharti Singh, VJ Bani, etc. (Photo: Shibani Dandekar/Instagram)

Farhan got a divorce from his first wife Adhuna Bhabani in 2017 and a few reports claimed that Farhan and Shibani started dating in 2018. (Photo: Farhan Akhtar/Instagram)

The couple did drop hints about their love affair on social media but took a while to officially announce it. (Photo: Farhan Akhtar/Instagram)

It was Farhan who first decided to put the speculations to rest and shared this click with Shibani. He had captioned the image, "Now you see her. Now you don’t. @shibanidandekar Thank you @ginashetty1 & @tarunshetty1 for a lovely evening. #seasonspirit #funtimes #hangout #secretsanta". (Photo: Farhan Akhtar/Instagram)

Farhan and Shibani's first public appearance together was at Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone’s wedding reception. (Photo: Shibani Dandekar/Instagram)

Thereafter, the couple shared many pictures of them together. (Photo: Shibani Dandekar/Instagram)

Shibani was also seen sharing a great equation with Farhan’s family. (Photo: Shibani Dandekar/Instagram)

Last year on her birthday, Shibani got Farhan’s name inked on her neck and posted, "Had such a special bday with special friends and this special guy! The past year has taught me to celebrate the smallest of moments .. super blessed and very grateful. i’m blown away every year by the beautiful messages and insane amount of love! thank you to each and every one of you! still getting through them all! heart is full! #42 i’m ready for you .. let’s go!" (Photo: Shibani Dandekar/Instagram)

Here's wishing a very happy birthday to Mrs. Shibani Dandekar Akhtar! (Photo: Shibani Dandekar/Instagram)