Though they both appeared in "Dhai Akshar Prem Ke" (in which her then longtime boyfriend, Salman Khan, had a brief cameo) and "Kuch Naa Kaho", Abhishek Bachchan fell in love with Rai whilst filming "Dhoom 2". Their engagement was announced on 2007 and later confirmed by his father, Amitabh Bachchan. The couple married on 20 April 2007 according to traditional Hindu rites of the Bunt community, to which she belongs. North Indian and Bengali ceremonies were also performed. The wedding took place in a private ceremony at the Bachchan residence, "Prateeksha", in Juhu, Mumbai. They have been described in the Indian media as a supercouple. Rai is very close to her family, and lived with them in Bandra, Mumbai, until her marriage.