Mumbai: Love is in the air, all thanks to director Hansal Mehta. The celebrated filmmaker, on Wednesday, announced that he has married his long-time partner, Safeena Husain in an intimate ceremony with the blessings of close friends and family.

Sharing the pictures, Hansal Mehta said, “So after 17 years, two children, watching our sons growing up and chasing our respective dreams we decided to get hitched. As always in life, this was also impromptu and unplanned.” Replying to the post, Hansal Mehta’s long-time collaborator, actor Rajkummar Rao said, “Congratulations my fav couple. You guys complete each other. I love you both.”

Actor Manoj Bajpayee wished the couple and wrote, “Wow! Wow! Congratulations and best wishes to both of you lovelies.”Huma Qureshi said, “Aww,” with heart emojis. Chef Ranveer Brar, who has worked with Hansal Mehta in Modern Love: Mumbai dropped heart emojis.

Hansal Mehta’s last release was part of Amazon Prime’s Modern Love: Mumbai segment, titled Baai. Recently, the director shared some behind-the-scenes images from the sets of the film. Never have opinions on my work been as polarised as they are on this little labour of love. This film makes me proud. It is new territory for me and yet it reflects a lot of me and our times.”