{"id":94949,"date":"2025-06-08T10:33:08","date_gmt":"2025-06-08T10:33:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/irshad-bhatti-sama-raj-open-up-about-marriage\/"},"modified":"2025-06-08T10:33:08","modified_gmt":"2025-06-08T10:33:08","slug":"irshad-bhatti-sama-raj-open-up-about-marriage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/irshad-bhatti-sama-raj-open-up-about-marriage\/","title":{"rendered":"Irshad Bhatti, Sama Raj open up about marriage"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><strong>KARACHI: Journalist Irshad Bhatti and TV host Sama Raj have opened up for the first time about how they met and eventually tied the knot.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Appearing together on the Eidul Adha Special \u2018Masoomana Show\u2019 with Waseem Badami, the couple shared the story of how their relationship blossomed over time.<\/p>\n<p>Sama Raj revealed that she first met Irshad Bhatti when he appeared as a guest on her show. \u201cDuring the program, I asked him how he expresses love,\u201d she recalled. \u201cHe simply replied, \u2018I love you.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She added that over the next six to seven months, their friendship grew gradually, and they eventually realized they had fallen in love.<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe title=\"Irshad Bhatti Ki Sama Raj Say Shadi Kesay Hoi? Pheli Mulaqat Mein Kya Howa? Bhatti Told Everything\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qIh9Lu_-VXQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Notably, Irshad Bhatti and Sama Raj were married in a simple nikah ceremony at Lahore\u2019s historic Badshahi Masjid in December 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Sama later shared photos from the ceremony on her Instagram, captioning them: \u201cForever starts now..! \u2665\ufe0f Alhamdulillah kaseera.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More: <a href=\"https:\/\/arynews.tv\/harry-potter-tom-felton-to-become-draco-malfoy-again\/\">\u2018Harry Potter\u2019 star Tom Felton set to become Draco Malfoy again<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, English actor Tom Felton, the OG Draco Malfoy from the \u2018Harry Potter\u2019 movies, will slip into his old role once again, this time for Broadway, \u2018Harry Potter and the Cursed Child\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBeing a part of the Harry Potter films has been one of the greatest honours of my life. Joining this production will be a full-circle moment for me,\u201d said Tom Felton, 37, in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBecause when I begin performances in Cursed Child this fall, I\u2019ll also be the exact age Draco is in the play,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Notably, Felton will be making his Broadway debut with the role, beginning his performances at the Lyric Theatre on November 11, which will play through March 22, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>For the unversed, Malfoy was the nemesis of titular Harry Potter in the books and eight movies, but in the play, set 19 years after the events of \u2018Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows\u2019, the latter\u2019s son, Albus, becomes friends with his son Scorpius at Hogwarts.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script type=\"rocketlazyloadscript\">\n  window.fbAsyncInit = function() {\n    FB.init({\n      appId      : '161345524510473',\n      cookie     : true,\n      xfbml      : true,\n      version    : 'v3.0'\n    });\n    FB.AppEvents.logPageView();   \n  };\n  (function(d, s, id){\n     var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n     if (d.getElementById(id)) {return;}\n     js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n     js.src = \"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js\";\n     fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n   }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));\n<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KARACHI: Journalist Irshad Bhatti and TV host Sama Raj have opened up for the first time about how they met and eventually tied the knot. Appearing together on the Eidul Adha Special \u2018Masoomana Show\u2019 with Waseem Badami, the couple shared the story of how their relationship blossomed over time. 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