{"id":111362,"date":"2025-10-30T01:44:09","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T01:44:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/111362\/"},"modified":"2025-10-30T01:44:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T01:44:09","slug":"sonakshi-sinha-reveals-she-confessed-her-love-to-zaheer-iqbal-within-a-week-compares-him-to-ddljs-shah-rukh-khan-he-keeps-me-entertained-24x7-hindi-movie-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/111362\/","title":{"rendered":"Sonakshi Sinha reveals she confessed her love to Zaheer Iqbal within a week, compares him to DDLJ’s Shah Rukh Khan, \u2018He keeps me entertained 24×7\u2019 | Hindi Movie News"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Sonakshi Sonakshi Sinha<\/a> is still glowing from newlywed bliss, and in a candid conversation, she opened up about her love story with husband Zaheer Iqbal<\/a>, recalling their first meeting at Salman Khan<\/a>\u2019s house, how she confessed love within a week, and why she believes laughter keeps her marriage strong. Speaking about their first encounter, Sonakshi revealed they met at a party at Salman Khan\u2019s Galaxy Apartments, years after frequently crossing paths without ever interacting. \u201cFor six or seven years, we kept missing each other. Then one day, we finally met, and I was like \u2014 okay, this guy is very confident! He made me laugh, and usually, people get intimidated by me. I don\u2019t know why, but his confidence really struck me,\u201d she shared with Ranveer Allahbadia.That night turned into something special. \u201cAfter the Tubelight screening, we were sitting in one corner for five hours straight, just talking about everything under the sun. It felt like I had known him forever. It was beautiful \u2014 it felt like home,\u201d Sonakshi said with a smile.<\/p>\n

\u2018Love at first chat\u2019<\/p>\n

The Heeramandi actress confessed that her feelings for Zaheer developed almost instantly. \u201cFor me, it was love at that first chat. Within a week of knowing him, I told him that I loved him,\u201d she recalled, laughing.Zaheer, however, was taken aback. \u201cHe actually called his best friend and said, \u2018Yeh ladki paagal hai!\u2019 He thought I didn\u2019t know what love meant and that I was probably love-deprived,\u201d Sonakshi joked. \u201cBut I can\u2019t explain it \u2014 mujhe aisa kisi ke liye kabhi nahi feel hua tha.\u201dShe added that she was at a stage in life where she didn\u2019t want to play games. \u201cI felt what I felt \u2014 raw and real. Take it or leave it. And cut to seven years later, we\u2019re married!\u201d<\/p>\n

Sonakshi Sinha Shares Playful Moment With Husband Zaheer Iqbal<\/p>\n

\u2018He\u2019s been making me laugh for eight years\u2019<\/p>\n

Sonakshi also revealed that her instant connection with Zaheer has a lot to do with his sense of humour and positivity. \u201cHe\u2019s constantly making me laugh. I think that\u2019s his superpower,\u201d she said.Calling consistency the secret to a lasting relationship, she added, \u201cIt\u2019s one thing to make someone laugh for a while, but this guy has been doing it for eight years! That\u2019s why I still love him. You can\u2019t underestimate the importance of keeping your partner entertained.\u201dDescribing Zaheer\u2019s personality, Sonakshi said, \u201cHe\u2019s such a positive, happy-go-lucky person. If I had to compare him to a movie character, I\u2019d say he\u2019s like Shah Rukh Khan in DDLJ. And he loves Shah Rukh too!\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2018From best friend to husband\u2019<\/p>\n

Reflecting on their journey, Sonakshi shared that Zaheer has evolved beautifully over time. \u201cHe\u2019s taken up every role \u2014 from my best friend to boyfriend, fianc\u00e9, and now husband \u2014 so gracefully. I really appreciate that about him,\u201d she said.The actress concluded by saying their relationship is built on friendship and laughter. \u201cWe\u2019re literally two best friends just living life. That\u2019s the key \u2014 love and friendship. He keeps me entertained 24×7, and I live for that nonsense,\u201d she said, smiling.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sonakshi Sinha is still glowing from newlywed bliss, and in a candid conversation, she opened up about her…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":111363,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[93,61,60,270,4193,1266,26780,26777,67549,67552,67550,67551,67548,50955],"class_list":["post-111362","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-movies","tag-entertainment","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-movies","tag-salman-khan","tag-shah-rukh-khan","tag-sonakshi","tag-sonakshi-sinha","tag-sonakshi-sinha-zaheer-iqbal","tag-sonakshi-sinha-zaheer-iqbal-love-story","tag-sonakshi-sinha-zaheer-iqbal-marriage","tag-sonakshi-sinha-zaheer-iqbal-relationship","tag-zaheer","tag-zaheer-iqbal"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111362","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=111362"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111362\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/111363"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=111362"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=111362"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=111362"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}