Bollywood star Ranbir Kapoor reveals he met his wife when she was 9 and he was 20

Bollywood star Ranbir Kapoor revealed in a new interview that he met his wife, Alia Bhatt, when she was 9 and he was 20.

“We did a photo shoot together for a movie Sanjay Leela Bhansali wanted to make called ‘Balika Vadhu’ about child marriage,” Kapoor said on entrepreneur Nikhil Kamath’s “People by WTF” podcast Saturday.

Kapoor, now 41, admitted that “it seems a little weird now to say,” noting that Bhatt, 31, is “11 years younger,” but he knew she was “special” and always had “immense respect for her” as a fellow actor.

Bollywood star Ranbir Kapoor met his wife, Alia Bhatt, when she was 9 and he was 20. aliaabhatt/Instagram Kapoor made the revelation on entrepreneur Nikhil Kamath’s “People by WTF” podcast. NikhilKamathClips/YouTube

The pair reconnected in 2018 while working on the film “Brahmāstra: Part One — Shiva” and later quarantined together during the COVID-19 pandemic.

“I only had a good time with Alia. We were together during the entire lockdown,” Kapoor recalled on the podcast.

“I don’t think we were frustrated with each other. … I think that really solidified our relationship.”

Kapoor admitted in Saturday’s episode that “it seems a little weird now to say,” noting that Bhatt is “11 years younger.” NikhilKamathClips/YouTube The pair reconnected in 2018 while working on the 2022 film “Brahmāstra: Part One — Shiva.” ©Walt Disney Co./Courtesy Everett Collection

The co-stars, who are two of the highest-paid actors of Hindi cinema, wed in April 2022 during a lavish ceremony in Mumbai, India.

“I’m so lucky because I married somebody who I’m so close to as a friend. Like, we can really chat, laugh, bitch,” Kapoor gushed.

“She’s my best friend, and I got really lucky with that.”

Kapoor and Bhatt wed in April 2022 in Mumbai, India. Getty Images The couple (seen here in December 2023) welcomed a daughter, Raha, in November 2022. AFP via Getty Images

The couple welcomed a daughter named Raha in November 2022.

“It’s a feeling you can’t describe,” the “Animal” star told Kamath of becoming a father.

“It’s like somebody has taken my heart and put it in my hands. It’s the love of your life. It’s too good. It’s too good. I never felt like that about anybody or anything in life.”