Mobile bills stung back then—every minute charged, even incoming. But for Harbhajan, celebrating India’s 2008 Sri Lanka series win meant balcony calls to Geeta, not just beers with the boys. And once, his overseas phone call to her reportedly even hit Rs 27,000, as per reports! “Love mattered more than money,” friends recalled. Geeta made him wait 10 months, teasing that she would say yes to his marriage proposal only after he takes 300 international wickets. Days later, he nailed the milestone. Those endless talks—secrets swapped on hotel balconies—wove their bond tight. Geeta faced fallout too: lost four film roles to dating rumours in an industry unkind to women’s personal lives. Still, she later said moving to India helped her find her soulmate.
