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Rakul Preet Singh jetted off to London for 4-hour date with Jackky Bhagnani: 'I just wanted to see him'
ETimes | May 19, 2026 4:39 PM CST

Rakul Preet Singh and Jackky Bhagnani exchanged vows in February 2024, three years after going public with their romance on social media. The two were introduced through mutual friends and gradually grew closer during the COVID-19 lockdown in 2020. Rakul believes that the deep friendship they built over the years is what truly holds their marriage together.


Rakul Preet Singh says friendship is the key to happy marriage

Talking to News18, the actress said, “It’s very important that you’re best friends with your partner. When you’ve that friendship, everything works out. If there’s friendship, you’ll always be there for that person as you would like to spend time with them. You would want to do everything together. As a result, you’ll never be in a situation where you would want to take some time off."


"In our case, my friends are his friends and his friends are my friends. We all go on trips together," Rakul adds. Their bond goes beyond friendship, as she describes their union as one of equal partnership, where personal identity is never compromised. "Our marriage is of equals and that's very important. There's immense respect for our individual identities. We're each other's cheerleaders and feel happy to see each other grow," Rakul states.