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Geeta Basra Says She Set 300-Wicket Condition Before Marrying Harbhajan Singh

In a BHARTI TV interview, she credits Yuvraj Singh with introducing them at the start of her film career.

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Overview

  • Basra says she took 10 months to agree and told Harbhajan she would say yes once he reached 300 wickets, which he did a few days later.
  • She recalls Harbhajan first noticed her from a film poster and got her number through teammate Yuvraj Singh.
  • Basra says reports of their impending marriage in the late 2000s cost her four film offers, reflecting the industry climate for women then.
  • The couple married in 2015 and have two children, daughter Hinaya born in 2016 and son Jovan born in 2021.
  • Harbhajan played internationally from 1998 to 2016, featured in the IPL for Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings, and later announced his retirement from cricket.