Jishu and Nelanjana: Winter wedding bells

“Ami tomar meyer haat chai (I seek your daughter’s hand),” pleaded Jishu Sengupta, with yesteryear Tollywood actress Anjana Bhowmick, at her Sinthee home on Sunday night.

“Besh to, nao na (Fine, take it),” pat came the green signal from “mom”, while daughter Nelanjana was left stunned by the “very filmi-style” marriage proposal.

The reel-life pair has decided to tie the knot by the year-end, giving Tollywood its first twin-star wedding of the millennium. The engagement will be a low-key, private affair on March 15.

“I was sure of her (Nelanjana) and so took the plunge,” said Jishu on Monday, recounting how he met his sweetheart a year-and-a-half ago on the sets of telefilm Basundhara.

They have been “the best of buddies” since — sharing screen space in a string of telefilms or hanging out at The Atrium and Someplace Else or having a quiet dinner at Marco Polo.

If a passion for cricket, Pink Floyd and old English films cemented their friendship, love blossomed when the two were on a stage-show tour in the US and UK last autumn.

Here’s looking at the star couple, up close and personal:

The Groom

Name: Biswaroop Sengupta. Better known as: Jishu (she calls him J). Born on: March 15. School: Julien Day. College: South City. Hobby: playing the drums. Career: shot to fame as the young Chaitanyadeb in Doordarshan’s Mahaprabhu. Starred in Goutam Ghose’s Abar Aranye. Currently shooting for six films. What he dislikes in her: “Nothing.” He dotes on her: “for being so caring, honest and straightforward”. Can be heard gushing: “She is the love of my life”.

The Bride

Name: Nelanjana Bhowmick. Nickname: Biki (he too calls her that). Born on: February 21. School: Maneckji Cooper and Utpal Sanghvi, Mumbai. College: Mithibai, Mumbai. Hobby: stained glass painting. Career: shot to fame as the school headgirl in Zee’s Hip Hip Hurray. Starred in Swapner Feriwala, Teen Ekke Teen and Agni. What she dislikes in him: “He just can’t say no to anyone and people often take advantage of that.” She dotes on him: “Because he is a typical Bengali boy, very sweet, caring and romantic.” Can be heard gushing: “I have found my share of happiness in this lifetime in Jishu.”