HERE'S HOW ABHISHEK BACHCHAN GOT THE GIRL OF HIS DREAMS, AISHWARYA RAI

By: ALIZEH LODHI 15 May 2024

first encounter

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friendship

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THE SPARK

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LOVE IS IN THE AIR

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THE PROPOSAL

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NOW

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