Who is Veer Pahariya, the rumoured boyfriend of Manushi Chillar

The pair joined Orry, Janhvi Kapoor, and Shikhar Pahariya for a yacht ride in Italy. A clip of Veer holding Manushi's bag quickly made headlines. Recently, another clip from the yacht ride surfaced, showing Manushi and Veer getting cozy in the background while Janhvi was busy with her photo shoot.

But who is the handsome hunk who seemingly captured the heart of the former Miss World? Here's everything we know.

The Pahariyas

Son of Sanjay Pahariya and Smruati Shinde, and grandson of former Maharashtra CM Sushil Kumar Shinde, Veer belongs to a distinguished family. His brother Shikhar, an investment banker, is Janhvi’s longtime boyfriend. Ever since Janhvi indirectly confirmed her relationship on Karan Johar’s chat show, rumours are rife that they could be the next B-Town couple to take the plunge.

During an interview in 2019, Sara Ali Khan confirmed that Veer was the only boy she ever dated. Later in the 7th season of his chat show, KJo also mentioned that Sara and Janhvi have dated siblings, without taking any names. But it was clarified that they broke up long ago. Then in 2023, dating rumours sparked when Veer attended the Jio World Plaza opening ceremony with former Miss Universe Harnaaz Sandhu. But the reports were neither confirmed nor denied.

Veer took a different route from his family and pursued a career in arts. He studied theatre, music and dance and began his journey in the Hindi film industry as an assistant director to Amar Kaushik in Bhediya (2022). In a few scenes, Veer also played lead actor Varun Dhawan’s body double.

Acting Debut

Well, this year Veer is all set to make his acting debut alongside Bollywood’s Khiladi Akshay Kumar with the upcoming film Sky Force. Helmed by Abhishek Anil Kapur and Sandeep Kewlani, the action thriller is based on India's very first and deadliest airstrike during the Indo-Pakistani air war of 1965.

Love Story with Manushi

According to reports, the two hit it off during Anant and Radhika’s pre-wedding celebrations in Jamnagar, Gujarat in March. Apart from Orry’s vlog, Manushi and Veer were together in a viral group picture from the Ambani-Merchant pre-wedding bash in Italy. Rumours suggest that the couple also took a detour to visit Tuscany together, which was not a part of the star-studded events.