Exclusive | Mehreen Pirzada on first meeting with husband Arsh Aulakh: I went to say no but…
Actor Mehreen Pirzada has quietly stepped into a new phase of her life, choosing intimacy over spectacle as she married businessman Arsh Aulakh on April 26 in a closely guarded ceremony—one that only came to light after she shared glimpses from the celebrations. Speaking to us, she recalls how the two met through a common friend, with little expectation from either side. Mehreen Pirzada on first meeting with husband “We both thought the meeting would last 30 minutes. For him, it was like, ‘She’s an actor, let’s just meet,’ and for me, I didn’t think it would work. I told myself that if anything felt off, I’d just leave,” she says. Instead, the meeting stretched to six hours. “By the end of it, there was a silent yes. We didn’t say it, but we both felt it. Being honest, Arsh has still not seen any of my work.” The relationship, which began in July last year, was kept deliberately private, with only a close circle of family and friends in the know. For Mehreen, the …
