Vikrant Massey, who recently embraced fatherhood with wife Sheetal Thakur, got candid about their relationship journey. The 12th Fail actor spoke in detail about how they met, fell in love, supported each other through tough times, and ultimately built a life and family together.Vikrant and Sheetal were first introduced through a mutual friend in 2015. But it wasn’t until they worked together on the set of Broken But Beautiful in 2018 that their bond truly deepened. “It was definitely not love at first sight,” Vikrant confessed on Rhea Chakraborty’s podcast. “It was love at third sight. But there were serious sparks. I was single at the time and thought she was so pretty.”He shared a key moment during New Year’s when he realized he was missing her terribly while on a trip with friends in Karjat. “We had that awkward side hug, front hug moment before I left, and I just couldn’t stop thinking about her. I was on the phone the whole time with her. My friends even asked, ‘Why did you come here?’”“I saw the father of my kids,” Sheetal had said early onVikrant recalled a comment from Sheetal that stuck with him over the years. “When we met again, she told me something that actually turned out to be true. She said, ‘The moment I saw you, I saw the father of my kids.’ It might sound creepy, but today, we’re parents to a wonderful boy. It’s crazy how life turns out.”The couple lived together before marriage—a decision encouraged by Vikrant’s mother to help them understand each other better. They got engaged in 2019 and registered their marriage on February 14, 2022, followed by a traditional ceremony. Their son, Vardaan, was born in February 2024.“She supported me for six months when I was struggling”When Rhea reminded Vikrant of a conversation they had seven years ago—where he had said he found “the one”—he smiled and acknowledged it, joking, “Yeah, I found her first, then I ran out of money. Then she took care of me.”Vikrant revealed that during a low phase in his career, after Lootera, when he was struggling to land more films, Sheetal supported him financially and emotionally. “She supported me for a good four, five months—almost six months, actually—when I was trying my luck in films. When nothing came through, I went back to TV. I did Qubool Hai and slowly, films started coming in again.”
Shared values and mutual respect form the foundation of their bondReflecting on their compatibility, Vikrant said, “I don’t know what works or doesn’t work in relationships. But in our case, our backgrounds were very similar. Our hunger for a good, dignified, respectable life was the same. Our value systems and worldviews aligned.”He admitted that disagreements are part of every relationship, but it’s the foundation that matters. “There are disagreements, of course. But the pillars are strong. Certain things remain constant, and that’s what keeps you together.”
