Divyanka Tripathi Marks Vivek Dahiya’s Birthday With Photos Taken Before Mumbai Building Blaze

A Birthday Tribute Shadowed by Tragedy

Television actor Divyanka Tripathi has shared a set of photographs with her husband, Vivek Dahiya, taken shortly before a blaze swept through their residential building in Mumbai. The images, posted on Wednesday, were accompanied by a delayed birthday message for Dahiya, whose birthday fell on November 8, the day after the fire. The couple had been photographed on November 7, a day ahead of both his birthday and the Diwali festival.

In the pictures, Tripathi appears relaxed and smiling while Dahiya is seen climbing trees and playing around, a contrast the actress highlighted in her caption.

The Fire and Its Victim

The couple, along with their twin sons, relatives and household staff, had to leave their apartment after the fire broke out late at night. All of them got out safely. The incident, however, cost the life of Dhanpat Mahatu, the security guard of the building, whom the family affectionately called Dhanpat Uncle. He died from smoke inhalation.

Earlier, Tripathi had paid emotional tribute to him, sharing an older clip in which Dhanpat welcomed the couple’s newborn boys and offered his blessings. She spoke of the years she had imagined him spending watching the children grow up, moments that now will never happen.

Her Message to Her Husband

In her post, Tripathi described the couple as opposites who balance each other. She called herself the calm to Dahiya’s restlessness and said he keeps life from becoming routine, while she keeps them grounded. She closed by wishing him well and hoping he would never lose his playful side.

Background

The couple married in 2018 after meeting on the set of the television series Yeh Hai Mohabbatein. Their twin sons were born in March this year. At the time of the fire, the pair were taking part in the reality show Dhammal with Pati Patni Aur Panga – Jodiyon Ka Reality Check. The fire coincided with a wave of blaze incidents reported across India during the Diwali celebrations.