It’s official! Aditya Narayan is tying the knot with his long-time girlfriend and actress Shweta Agarwal by the end of the year. The couple met on the sets of their debut film Shaapit in 2010. Talking about their relationship of 10 years, the actor-singer said, “I have never kept my relationship a secret. But at one point there was too much being said about it. So, when I decided to not talk about it, people left me alone.”

He revealed, “I met Shweta on the sets of Shaapit and we hit it off instantly. Slowly and gradually, I realised I was head-over-heels in love and started pursuing her. Initially, she wanted to be ‘just friends’, because we were both very young and needed to focus on our careers. Like every relationship, we have seen a lot of ups-and-downs over the last 10 years. Marriage is just a formality between us now, which hopefully should also happen by November or December. My parents know Shweta and like her a lot. I am happy that I have found my soulmate in her.” Aditya feels that it is important that people do not invade a couple’s privacy when they are in a relationship. He says, “I remember a few years ago, how people had assumed that Shweta and I had a big spat on the street and had broken up. After that it was so difficult for me to even go out with her.”

“I accept that there can be issues in a relationship, but that doesn't mean it's the end of the road. Marriages break easily these days, so we were both taking our time to know each other. Now, after a decade, I feel it is the right time to take the plunge,” says Aditya. Besides singing and acting, he is also a popular anchor of reality shows on TV, while Shweta has done films in the South opposite actors like Prabhas and Kichcha Sudeep among others.

Singer Neha Kakkar, who’s been linked to Aditya, is also set to tie the knot with singer Rohanpreet Singh. Dismissing the rumours that linked him with Neha during the last season of Indian Idol, Aditya said, “It started with a joke that was in the script of the show. People assumed so many things after that. There was no truth to those rumours. Neha is a dear friend and I am happy for her. I have known Rohan since he was the second runner-up of a music reality show I hosted in 2008. I am thrilled that two of my good friends are getting married.”

However, Aditya is not sure of attending Neha’s wedding. “I would have loved to attend it, but the wedding is happening in Delhi. I have a bad shoulder injury and I am not sure if I can make it. But almost everyone from the show, including Vishal sir (Dadlani) and Himesh Reshammiya are attending it,” he informed.

He also defends father Udit Narayan’s comment that he wanted to see Neha and Aditya getting married. “I had told my parents to not talk about Shweta, so when the rumours of Neha started, my father casually mentioned how if there was a possibility, he would love to see us together. Audiences watch a fragment of our lives and make assumptions. But I’d like to say that people, most of the time, do not know even five per cent of a public figure’s life,” said Aditya.