Ali Fazal confirms that he’s dating Richa Chadha

IT’S EASY FOR EVERYONE TO LABEL IT LOVE. LOVE IS WHEN WE LAST, SO THE HOPE IS THAT WE ARRIVE SOMEWHERE CLOSE TO THAT, SAYS ALI

It’s our friendship that grew over time... It’s so easy for everyone to fit us in a genre and label it love. Love is when we last, so the hope is that we arrive somewhere close to that,” says actor Ali Fazal, 30, exclusively confirming to HT that rumours about him and Richa Chadha, 30, being in a relationship are true.

Ali and Richa worked together in the 2013 film Fukrey. But that’s not how the lovebirds first met. A source close to the couple tells us, “They met for the first time in Casablanca to shoot for a brand. Ali got into a fight with the authorities about choosing between two models for the shoot at Rick’s Café. Richa bailed him out of a local jail purely on conversational skills, almost like bargaining. Ali was smitten by her after that incident.”

And guess what, this friendship turning into more ain’t a new development. Remember, last year Ali spoke about being with his girlfriend in Los Angeles? Richa recently confirmed to an entertainment website that it was her. “I was the girl in Los Angeles,” she said.

Prod Ali for details, and the actor — who is known to stay tight-lipped about his personal life — says, “I just hope [that] this is the last time I will be disclosing status on my personal life. We don’t want to jeopardise our little friendship. But I’m happy, I am very happy.”

Ali is currently promoting his debut Hollywood film, Victoria and Abdul, also starring Judi Dench.

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