She's chirpy. He's chilled. Together, they are perfect. And yet, unlike most couples who spend half their career discussing their love lives in print, Riteish Deshmukh and Genelia D'Souza didn't breathe a word.

After going steady for nearly nine years, the duo has decided to walk down the aisle on February 3. We compile a timeline of their togetherness. 2003

The romance blossomed on the sets of Tujhe Meri Kasam, a remake of Malayalam hit, Nirom marking the debut of former Maharashtra Chief Minister, Vilasrao Deshmukh's son with Genelia, best known for her Parker commercial with Amitabh Bachchan.

The duo played childhood best friends oblivious to their true feelings about each other in the movie, which did ho-hum business at the box office.

Image: Genelia D'Souza and Riteish Deshmukh in Tujhe Meri Kasam