Rapper and singer Badshah has married Punjabi actress Isha Rikhi in a private traditional ceremony, sources confirmed to NDTV on March 24, 2026. The news broke after Isha’s mother, Poonam Rikhi, shared photographs from the wedding on her Instagram handle, pictures that showed the couple exchanging varmala, performing pheras, and smiling in the way that people only smile when something is genuinely right.
Neither Badshah nor Isha has issued an official statement as of March 25, 2026. But the photographs, the confirmations, and the flood of congratulatory messages from close friends leave little room for doubt.
This is Badshah’s second marriage. He was previously married to Jasmine Masih from 2012 to 2020. He is 40 years old. Isha Rikhi is 32.
So Did Badshah Actually Get Married?
Yes. Sources confirmed the marriage to NDTV on March 24, 2026. The wedding photographs were originally posted by Isha Rikhi’s mother, Poonam Rikhi, on her Instagram handle. The images show the couple performing varmala and pheras in a private setting, surrounded by close family members.
| Detail | Information |
|---|---|
| Groom | Badshah – real name Aditya Prateek Singh Sisodia |
| Bride | Isha Rikhi |
| Wedding Style | Private, traditional, intimate |
| Rituals Seen | Varmala, pheras, sindoor |
| Guest List | Close family and friends only |
| News Confirmed By | Sources to NDTV, March 24 2026 |
| Official Statement | None from the couple as of March 25 2026 |
Neither Badshah nor Isha has personally addressed it. Given they kept a four-year relationship almost entirely out of public view, this tracks perfectly.
Who Is Isha Rikhi
That is exactly the point. Isha Rikhi is not someone who chases headlines. She has been working steadily in Punjabi cinema and music videos since 2013, built a real body of work, and somehow managed to date one of India’s most recognisable rappers for four years without turning it into content.
She is 32. She is from Punjab. She made her film debut with Jatt Boys Putt Jattan De in 2013 alongside Sippy Gill and the late Om Puri. She crossed into Bollywood with Nawabzaade in 2018, which also had Varun Dhawan and Raghav Juyal. After that she kept working, Ardaas, Happy Go Lucky, Mere Yaar Kaminey without needing every project to be a moment.
| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Age | 32 years |
| Debut Film | Jatt Boys Putt Jattan De (2013) |
| Bollywood Film | Nawabzaade (2018) |
| Other Films | Ardaas, Happy Go Lucky, Mere Yaar Kaminey, What the Jatt!! |
| Also Known For | Punjabi music videos |
| @isharikhi |
The woman who walked into that wedding ceremony in a red salwar kameez with gold embroidery and a maang tikka has spent over a decade earning her place in an industry that does not give it easily. There is nothing accidental about who she is.
What Did the Wedding Actually Look Like?
Small. Traditional. Real.
The photographs that circulated show Badshah in an olive-green kurta, beige stole, and an ornate golden turban, standing next to Isha who wore a deep red bridal salwar kameez with intricate gold embroidery, traditional jewellery, maang tikka, and mehendi visible on both hands.
There was no grand stage. No lighting rigs. No content team positioned at every angle. Just a family watching two people do the rituals that have meant something for generations.
| Ceremony Element | What Was Seen |
|---|---|
| Varmala | Exchanged in presence of family and close friends |
| Pheras | Captured in video clips shared online |
| Sindoor | Visible in post-ceremony photographs |
| Mehendi | Applied on Isha’s hands |
| Venue | Private indoor setting – exact location not disclosed |
| Bride’s Outfit | Red salwar kameez, gold embroidery, maang tikka |
| Groom’s Outfit | Olive-green kurta, beige stole, golden turban |
One image that spread quickly showed Isha with sindoor at her hairline. Another caught Badshah mid-laugh during what looked like post-ceremony photographs. These were not images taken for a magazine spread. They were taken because someone in that room was happy and wanted to remember it.
When Did Badshah and Isha Rikhi Start Dating?
Around 2022, according to multiple reports. They met at a party through a mutual friend, which is still, despite everything social media has done to dating, how a meaningful number of real relationships actually start.
They never confirmed it publicly. They were occasionally spotted together. Rumours came and went. Neither fed nor starved the speculation. They just got on with it.
| Year | What Happened |
|---|---|
| ~2022 | Met at a party through a mutual friend |
| 2022–2025 | Dated quietly, nothing ever officially confirmed |
| 2024 | Badshah spoke publicly about his first divorce |
| March 2026 | Married in a private traditional ceremony |
| March 24 2026 | Isha’s mother posts wedding images – internet erupts |
| March 25 2026 | Confirmed by NDTV sources – couple still officially silent |
Four years of keeping something this private in 2020s India is genuinely difficult. It requires two people who both value the same thing, a life that belongs to them first and the public second. That shared instinct says something about why they work.
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Who Was Badshah Married to Before?
Jasmine Masih. They married in 2012 when Badshah was in his mid-twenties and divorced in 2020 after eight years. They have a daughter, Jessemy Grace Masih Singh, born in January 2017, who lives in London with her mother.
Badshah met Jasmine online on Facebook, specifically before they met in person at a party in Chandigarh. They dated for about a year and a half before getting married. His parents had concerns early on. Jasmine had grown up in London. The cultural gap was real and it widened over time.
| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| First Wife | Jasmine Masih |
| Married | 2012 |
| Divorced | 2020 |
| How They Met | Facebook, then a party in Chandigarh |
| Duration of Marriage | 8 years |
| Daughter | Jessemy Grace Masih Singh |
| Born | January 2017 |
| Daughter Lives | London, with her mother |
He spoke about it in 2024 on the podcast Prakhar ke Pravachan directly, without deflection. He said they both tried everything. He said it became unhealthy for their daughter and that is why they separated. He said he does not get to see Jessemy as often as he would like because she lives in London.
That kind of honesty from someone with his platform is uncommon. Most people in his position would offer half-answers and move on. He did not. And that transparency about what went wrong, about what it cost, about what he learned is visible in how differently this second chapter seems to have begun.
Why Did Badshah’s First Marriage End?
Cultural adjustment was at the core of it. Jasmine had grown up in London. Moving into married life in India was a genuine struggle, not for lack of trying on either side but because some gaps do not close no matter how much effort goes in.
Badshah said it plainly in an interview with Lallantop: “She could not adjust to the culture and it got really messy. But we tried our best in that relationship.” He also said his parents had flagged this possibility early, asking him whether he was sure given that she had been raised abroad.
He was sure then. By 2020 the reality had clarified itself. They separated, finalised the divorce, and both moved forward with their daughter’s stability as the shared priority.
Jasmine Masih has lived privately since. She has not spoken publicly about the marriage or the divorce. She has not remarried. She raises their daughter in London and leaves the rest of it alone.
Why Is Everyone Talking About This Wedding Specifically?
Because it felt real in a way that most celebrity weddings have stopped feeling.
The last several years have produced a string of Indian celebrity weddings that were, in effect, highly produced content drops with a ceremony somewhere inside them. Coordinated outfits across five events. Hashtags. Behind-the-scenes reels. Guest lists that read like industry call sheets.
Badshah and Isha did none of that. They got married in a room with their families. The news broke because a mother could not keep it in. The couple has said nothing. There is no merch. There is no content series.
That gap between what this wedding was and what most celebrity weddings have become is exactly why people responded to it the way they did. It reminded everyone what a wedding is actually supposed to be.
| Year | Couple | Style | Guest Scale |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Virat Kohli & Anushka Sharma | Private resort, Tuscany | Under 50 |
| 2021 | Vicky Kaushal & Katrina Kaif | Private resort, Rajasthan | Under 100 |
| 2022 | Ranbir Kapoor & Alia Bhatt | Home ceremony, Mumbai | Close family only |
| 2026 | Badshah & Isha Rikhi | Private traditional ceremony | Close family only |
Every major name in Indian entertainment over the last decade has trended toward smaller. That is not nostalgia. That is people with enough money to do anything choosing the thing that actually matters.
Badshah’s Complete Personal Life – Timeline at a Glance
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| ~2010 | Meets Jasmine Masih on Facebook |
| 2010–2012 | Dates Jasmine for approximately 1.5 years |
| 2012 | Marries Jasmine Masih |
| January 2017 | Daughter Jessemy Grace Masih Singh is born |
| 2020 | Divorce from Jasmine Masih finalised |
| ~2022 | Meets Isha Rikhi at a party through mutual friends |
| 2022–2025 | Dates Isha quietly – relationship kept private |
| 2024 | Speaks publicly about his divorce on Prakhar ke Pravachan |
| March 2026 | Marries Isha Rikhi in an intimate traditional ceremony |
Six years is a long time between one chapter ending and another beginning properly. Long enough to understand what went wrong. Long enough to stop repeating it. Long enough to find someone who fits the life you actually have rather than the one you imagined at twenty-five.
Whatever comes next, we hope it is quiet, ordinary, and full of the kind of happiness that never makes the news.
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