In Pics: Godha director Basil Joseph gets engaged to Elizabeth
By Richa Barua | First Published Aug 1, 2017, 12:02 PM IST- Basil Joseph and Elizabeth Samuel have been in a relationship for seven years.
- The engagement ceremony, which was a traditional affair, was held at bride's hometown Kottayam.
- The couple plan to have a traditional Christian wedding, which will be held at Sulthan Bathery, on August 17.
Basil Joseph, the Godha fame director, got engaged to his longtime girlfriend, Elizabeth Samuel aka Eli. The young couple got engaged in a private ceremony on July 31, after 7 years long courtship.
The engagement ceremony, which was a traditional affair, was held at Elizabeth's hometown Kottayam and was attended by close friends and family of the couple. A few celebrities from the film industry were also present. Basil and Elizabeth are planning a traditional Christian wedding which will be held at Sulthan Bathery, on August 17.
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The couple fell in love during their engineering days at the prestigious CET College,Thiruvananthapuram. The bride-to-be is currently working as a program manager at Teach For India.
CV Sarathi, one of the producers of Godha wrote while sharing the couple's engagement photo on Facebook, "Cutest pair in this year children's day parade.. Our baby just got engaged..and by the way under age marriage is still punishable under the Child Marriage restraint act of 1929...jokes apart, you two looks beautiful together .. Congratulations Basil Joseph, Elizabeth Samuel [sic]."
According to reports, Basil Joseph is planning to take a short break from movies, to concentrate on the wedding arrangements. The director will start working on his next project, only after the marriage.
Basil made his directorial debut with Kunjiramayanam, which featured Vineeth Sreenivasan and Dhyan Sreenivasan in the lead roles. The movie had a decent success at the box office. But, it was Basil Joseph's second directorial venture Godha, which emerged as a turning point for his career. The movie, which features Tovino Thomas and Wamiq Gabbi in the lead roles, has had both critical and commercial success.
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