Happy B'day Mahesh Babu: Know the love story of Mahesh-Namrata

Mumbai, Aug 9: Today is the birthday of Mahesh Babu’s 46th birthday, the social media is full of love and warm wishes for the actor. From co-actors to directors to family and fans, everyone is taking to their respective social media handles to wish the Sarkaru Vaari Paata actor. One of the most respected couples in the South, superstar Mahesh Babu and former actress turned beauty queen Namrata Shirodkar have been going strong since their marriage in 2005. While Mahesh was one of the most suitable bachelors in the southern industry in her day, Namrata was already a Bollywood actress when the two were together. Met in 2000. They fell in love on the spot, but did not confess their feelings for a very long time. wp:gallery {"ids":[129177],"linkTo":"none"} /wp:gallery How their love story start? Let's go back in time and know about Mahesh and Namrata's beautiful love story : Mahesh and Namrata first met on the set of their Telugu film Vamsi. While Namrata was already a beauty queen and actress by then, Mahesh was a freshman. Vamsi is Namrata's first Telugu film and Mahesh's debut film as an adult. {"id":129178,"sizeSlug":"full","linkDestination":"none"} However, it was love at first sight for both of them, neither Mahesh nor Namrata took the first step and confessed their feelings to one another. It was reported that the two had begun dating each other by the time their film was completed. Their affair was completely hide from media coverage because they wanted to keep things private. Not many people know, but Namrata is four years older than Mahesh, but the two do not allow the age difference. A happy family year, the couple welcomed their first child, a boy, on August 31, 2006, and named him Gautam Krishna. The couple's married life hit rock bottom three years later in 2006. The actress lived separately until she moved to Mumbai with her son Gautam. However, after several attempts, the two got back together. wp:gallery {"ids":[129179],"linkTo":"none"} /wp:gallery In 2007, Babu's family became four after Namrata gave birth to a baby girl named Sitara. Although Namrata has retired from acting, the 48-year-old is enjoying his time taking care of the house and children. Mahesh and Namrata, along with their children Gautam and Sitara, are now a happy family of four!