Who is Arjun Bhalla, the man who has Smriti Iranis heart?

Arjun Bhalla rose to prominence soon after the news of him getting engaged to Union Minister Smriti Irani’s step daughter went viral. In a post that has now garnered nearly 80,000 likes, Smriti Irani shared some snippets from Shanelle Irani and Arjun Bhalla’s picturesque proposal. She dedicated the caption to Arjun, who, according to her, is “the man who now has our hearts”.

Shanelle Irani, who maintains a rather private persona on the internet, is the daughter of Zubin Irani and Mona Irani. After her parents split up, Zubin married Smriti Irani in 2001, who was a popular television actor at the time.

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Shanelle’s fiancé, Arjun Bhalla, is a legal professional based in Canada. Born in Toronto, Canada, Arjun went to the St. Robert Catholic High School in Ontario. For his undergraduate degree, Arjun studied at the St. Michael’s College in Toronto, where he specialized in Psychology, Ethics, Law & Society.

In the year 2013, Arjun moved to Leicester to pursue his LLB from the University of Leicester, United Kingdom.

His parents are Sunil and Sabina Bhalla. He also has a brother, Amar Bhalla.

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Arjun began his career in 2014, by working as an account manager for Breakwater Solutions Inc., a telecommunications firm based in Scarborough, Ontario. For his summer training, Arjun joined Trowers & Hamlins, an international law firm based in London, United Kingdom.

After working as a law intern at many organisations, Arjun joined Apple Inc. as a technical specialist. Later, he began to work for a law firm based in Dubai, UAE.

According to reports, Arjun is an animal lover, and owns a dog.

In the post shared by Union Minister Smriti Irani, Arjun can be seen bent on one knee to propose to his lady love, Shanelle. In the caption, the actor-turned politician welcomed Arjun to her “mad” family, which has a “crazy” father-in-law, and jokingly even worse, a mother-in-law like her. The Union Minister also congratulated and sent her blessings to the couple.