Viraj Ghelani, as a content creator has gained immense popularity in the social media realm to become a household name. One of the most loved YouTubers and an actor now, Viraj is officially taken. The creator who makes us laugh till we cry through his hilariously relatable videos got engaged to his girlfriend of 4 years, Palak Khimavat on December 12, 2023.
The lovebirds made a collaborative post sharing pictures from their intimate engagement ceremony while flaunting their rings and captioned it “Roomie for life❤️💍” He finally dropped the news on his Instagram page after teasing his followers on his Broadcast Channel since Tuesday.
After asking his followers if he should finally announce the big news of his life, he put up the engagement post along with a series of stories. One said, “It’s Not Reel It’s Real”. While sharing their ring ceremony picture, he wrote “Jiska shaadi ho gaya Sab log tips dedo” Being his hilarious self he also shared a picture comparing Palak’s lehenga size to that of a bean bag wondering how women pull off such heavy lehengas.
Creators Celebrate The Couple
Yesterday marked a new chapter in the life of social media influencer-turned-actor Viraj Ghelani and pastry chef Palak Khimavat as the couple went from being girlfriend-boyfriend to fiancées. They celebrated their union with their close friends and family members. A lot of Viraj’s influencer friends were present on his happy occasion too. We spotted Ayush Mehra, Kusha Kapila, RJ Karishma, Yashaswini Dayama, and Ankit Bathija.
Ayush put up a heartfelt post congratulating his bestie and encapsulating their ‘sagaai‘ night. He wrote, “I know @viraj_ghelani since I shot my first ever filtercopy video! He was in it, he was so kind, so new and more importantly soooo nice and giving !! Years have gone by HE IS STILL THE SAME ! And I love him soo much ! I’m so happy I could be a part of such an important day in his life ! Love you brother ! Wishing you and @palakkhimavat the best and all the happiness always ❤️“
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Know The Couple
Viraj Ghelani
Apart from starting his digital creator journey with FilterCopy and starring in hundreds of videos, Viraj has worked in some popular series like Little Things and What The Folks. Viraj is now set to enter the Gujarati film industry in his first-ever lead role alongside Gujarati actress Manasi Parekh in the film Jhamkudi.
The popular YouTuber had also grabbed headlines for his notable cameo in the blockbuster film Jawan featuring Shah Rukh Khan, Nayanthara, Vijay Sethupathi, and Sanjay Dutt. He also played Bhumi Pednekar’s boyfriend in the movie Govinda Naam Mera alongside Vicky Kaushal and Kiara Advani, directed by Shashank Khaitan.
Palak Khimavat
Meanwhile, Palak is a pastry chef and baker who specialises in baking customised healthy cakes and desserts. She is the founder of Healthy Mess that caters to Vegan, Sugar-Free, Gluten-Free, and Keto-Friendly decadent sweet delicacies that are as healthy as they are yummy. Palak worked at The Messy House earlier. She has curated a very aesthetic Instagram feed for herself – filled with great fashion looks and sweet memories with her loved ones.
Their Romantic Journey
Viraj and Palak met each other through mutual friends in the year 2019. They then took their friendship to the next level as they began dating each other. Let’s take you through their journey as a couple on social media:
This one seems to be one of the first posts of the couple on Instagram back in February 2020.
With the onset of a lockdown in 2020, Viraj and Palak put up cute posts for each other while missing the other one. Viraj wrote, “Where ever you are, I swear I’ll be. Already missing -“pick me up”
They both started dropping hints on social media. By March 2020, both had posted pictures with each other on their respective profiles.
When the lovebirds completed a year in 2020, Viraj put up a post comparing how they were awkward when they met in 2019 vs a year later. He captioned it – “From standing awkwardly in 2019 to making the world around us awkward in 2020 We complete 1❤️“
Their quirky captions just keep coming and we’re loving it! Two wanderlusts in love.
Viraj and Palak never fall short of cute moments and fun banter. This one said, “Paused our fight for this picture @palakkhimavat Resumed after posting it! Be right back.” As real as it gets, haha!
Here’s another one that says, “Never on the same page and Camera” The couple is just picture-perfect!
Viraj posted an adorable birthday post for his now fiancé Palak. He added a cute yet hilarious caption which made us LOL! It said, “Behind every Happy Scorpion you will see a Taurus trying very hard to impress!”
Here’s Viraj and Palak being their true authentic selves at her 27th birthday bash.
The lovebirds had a ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai‘ moment when Viraj’s kurta got stuck in Palak’s bracelet. How cute do they look in those matching outfits?
Hardik Pandya and Natasa got remarried in a beautiful ceremony earlier this year. Viraj and Palak attended their wedding festivities together solidifying their presence as a couple. Viraj penned a heartfelt note on what he understood about love and congratulated Hardik and Natasa as he encapsulated his super fun experience.
Being a Gujarati and dating Viraj Ghelani, you can’t not love Garba. It’s beautiful how both their interests unify and they enjoy their favourite cultural events together.
*Cut to their gorgeous wedding photos* Viraj and Palak definitely have the cutest and most authentic love story. We are so happy to see them take it to the next step. Can’t wait for the wedding now!
