Nikki Breaks Family Norms to Be With Arbaaz: ‘My Heart, My Choice’

Arbaaz Patel and Nikki Tamboli’s chemistry lights up The 50. They’ve been dating for 1.5 years.

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Their love story began on Bigg Boss Marathi, and they’ve been inseparable since.

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In the latest episode, boys had to impress the girls. Urfi Javed and Nia Sharma appeared as guests.

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Arbaaz took the moment to propose to Nikki live, saying his heart is racing with love.

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Nikki got emotional hearing Arbaaz’s heartfelt words and couldn’t hold back tears.

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Arbaaz said Nikki makes him calm even during arguments. “I love you so much,” he told her.

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Nikki revealed the couple comes from different religions and her father hasn’t accepted their relationship yet.

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Other contestants like Nehal Chudasama and Arushi Chawla got teary-eyed and cheered for the couple.

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