Ayaan Agnihotri, nephew of ‘Battle of Galwan’ star Salman Khan, has revealed his engagement to girlfriend of many years, Tina Rijhwani, by posting heartwarming proposal photos online that were widely liked across social media. Fans, celebrities, and industry insiders alike showered the happy couple with congratulations, marking this as a first major event on Bollywood’s 2026 wedding scenes.
Who is Tina Rijhwani?
Tina Rijhwani may not be a celebrity in showbiz like her soon-to-be husband, but she’s made her mark professionally in the business realm. She focuses on communications and took a key leadership spot at Blue Advisory, merging business tactics with media relations and brand building. Keeping her online profiles discreet and personal, she’s now stepping into public view thanks to the engagement buzz reaching countless new followers.
Ayaan Agnihotri and Tina Rijhwani’s relationship timeline
Ayaan and Tina shared a long-term romance leading up to their engagement. He dropped a series of emotional proposal pics on Instagram on January 3, 2026, beautifully captioning them “Leaving my girlfriend behind in 2025”, a fun shoutout to entering engaged life. The shots featured a fairy-tale vibe with bursting fireworks, petals everywhere, and the two snuggling to toast their big step forward.
Celebrity reactions
Post-announcement on social media, a host of Bollywood stars such as Malaika Arora, Sonakshi Sinha, and Zaheer Iqbal flooded the comments with cheerful greetings, sending their best wishes to the newly engaged duo.
Ayaan Agnihotri’s career path
Ayaan, offspring of director Atul Agnihotri and Alvira Khan Agnihotri (sister to Salman Khan), has built his own identity in music with a stage name as Agni, putting out tracks like ‘Universal Law’. He has also collaborated with his uncle, Salman Khan for a song called ‘You Are Mine’, composed by Vishal Mishra with Ayaan handling the rap part of the song.In an interview with News18, Ayaan Agnihotri had shared, “With mamu, what happens is that if I or any of my siblings and cousins go up to him and tell him that we want to do something, he tells us to go do it and then show him. Only if he likes it, he let us know if he wants to be a part of it. It’s never like, ‘Oh, let’s do it!”.Reportedly, Ayaan Agnihotri has also made an appearance in films like ‘Hello and Message Sent’, that was released in 2020.