Prince and the showgirl!

Sat sri akal... and welcome to the engagement of former Miss World and actress Yuktaa Mookhey to New York investment banker and businessman Prince Tulli.
It happened on Sunday (as predicted by BT on September 1), the follow-up of a fairy tale-like romance between them over two months, with parents, relatives and friends celebrating happily. ���Which Miss World can boast that she has found her Prince Charming,��� asked the beautiful Yuktaa as she held on to the arm of the handsome and suave Prince Tulli.He replied, ���I have the best of both worlds, I have Miss World.���
Prince, 27, who���s also involved in his family businesses in India, went down on his knees and proposed to Yuktaa on Saturday. ���He took me to Ganeshpuri, went down on his knees, read out a poem and asked me to marry him,��� said Yuktaa, showing off the sparkling rock on her ring finger. The two met at a party in Nagpur two months ago where she had gone to promote her film Memsaheb. ���I used the funniest pick-up line ever, I said, ���If you are planning to make a film, then you can cast me as your boyfriend,������ said Prince. ���The moment I saw him, I knew that he was made for me, I could hear a voice from within,��� revealed Yuktaa, and Prince added, ���We hit it off from there and till today, we both don���t sleep till after 3 am, we talk endlessly over the phone.���
They plan to get married in a couple of months. ���I can���t wait,��� admitted Prince, who was born in Nagpur, studied in the US, has seen all of Yuktaa���s films, but missed seeing the beauty pageant where she was crowned Miss World. ���I love her work,��� said Prince who considers himself a very lucky man.
���You rarely meet someone who has the same set of interests, beliefs and values.��� But Yuktaa���s preferences have now changed. ���I will do a film only if there���s a subject that requires me to convey a global message. I want to learn more about hotels so that I can help him in his business,��� she said.
sharin.wader@timesgroup.com