Ali Abbas Zafar: Had to marry early because parents had tested positive

2021 brought in good news for directorproducer Ali Abbas Zafar and his fans Zafar tied the knot with partner Alicia in a hushhush ceremony earlier this week He introduced his wife to his fans on Tuesday by sharing lovesoaked pictures of them from the wedding ceremony In the picture he can be seen holding his wifes hand and he wrote BismillahHave a look at his post right hereView this post on InstagramA post shared by Ali Abbas Zafar aliabbaszafarNow the filmmaker has revealed what went behind his decision to marry Speaking to The Times of India Zafar said Mom and Dad had tested COVID positive so I had to bring the marriage date ahead They are growing old and wanted me to get married Otherwise the wedding was planned for 2022Alicia is an Iranian based in France In fact shes born and brought up there The shift was understandably not an easy decision for her at all But I kept pursuing her because I felt that she was the only one I wanted to start a family with I introduced her to my mother on Christmas 2020 and the marriage took place on January 3 2021 at my Dehradun house It was a very private affair My brother who stays in London could not attend due to the pandemic but we ensured that he got to witness it online he addedA few days back in an exclusive interview to midday the Tiger Zinda Hain director spoke about the hushhush weddingShe is a firstgeneration Iranian from France I had gone there for work and immediately fell in love with her I pursued her for almost two years convincing her that I am the man who will keep her happy It has been a difficult task but I am glad she finally agreed he laughsAn exotic honeymoon will have to wait as the director has a chockablock date diary I plan to start shooting in Mumbai soon and have backtoback shoots lined up all year It is one of the reasons we got married now Also since Europe went into a second lockdown we had no idea whether we would get another clear window soon So we decided to make the most of this periodZafars wedding was welcomed by several Bollywood celebrities Friends and colleagues from the industry including Ranveer Singh Arjun Kapoor Bhumi Pednekar Ananya Panday Tisca Chopra Disha Patani among others congratulated the couple Zafars close friend and longtime collaborator actor Katrina Kaif also commented on his picture Congratulations to you both wrote Kaif who has worked with him in Mere Brother Ki Dulhan Tiger Zinda Hai and BharatOn the work front Zafar is awaiting the release of his digital debut Tandav The Saif Ali Khanled political drama is set to stream on Amazon Prime Video from January 15