Are Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah's Munmun Dutta and Raj Anadkat engaged? Here's the truth

In a delightful news, Munmun Dutta, who plays the iconic Babita ji in Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah, and Raj Anadkat are now reportedly engaged. Notably, Raj played Tipendra Tapu Jethalal Gada aka Tapu in the same show before his exit in December 2022. As reported by News18 Showsha, Munmun, 36, and Raj, 27, exchanged rings earlier this month with the blessings of their respective families.

The source, while speaking to the portal, informed that Munmun and Raj got engaged in a low-key ceremony outside Mumbai. He said, “The engagement took place just a few days back. The two apparently exchanged rings in Vadodara (Gujarat). Munmun and Raj’s families have accepted their relationship and they were also present at the ceremony.”

Reflecting on the dating life of the now engaged couple, the source added, “They have been dating ever since Raj joined Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah. It was very evident. Everyone on the sets knew about it. In fact, some people were certain that Munmun and Raj would get married eventually. Therefore, it is not shocking that they are engaged now.”

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However, both Munmun and Raj have denied the news.

Munmun told Times of India, “This news is ridiculous, fake and ludicrous. Zero ounce of truth in it. And frankly, I don’t want to give my energy to this fake thing that keeps coming up again and again.”

Raj shared a note on his Instagram Stories and wrote, “Hello Everyone, Just to clear things up, the news you’ve been seeing on social media is false and baseless. Team Raj Anadkat.”

Munmun Dutta and Raj Anadkat’s alleged relationship was first reported by the Times of India in September 2021. The portal, in one of its reports, mentioned that everyone on the sets of ‘ _Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah_ was aware of the duo’s relationship. However, Munmun, who was seemingly infuriated, dismissed the report and put out a strong statement refuting the claims. The first few lines of her statement read, “To the media and their zero credibility ‘journos’, who has given you the right to post ‘imaginary’ ‘made up’ articles in people’s name about their private life without their consent?”

Following Munmun’s strong dismissal, Raj also came out to address the dating rumours. Calling the stories “cooked up”, he asked everyone to “channelise their creativity somewhere else.”