India, June 24 -- Sonakshi Sinha and Zaheer Iqbal marked their first wedding anniversary on June 23, celebrating their endearing love story. The couple often engage with their fans with adorable posts and playful videos showing their electrifying chemistry. But only a few know about how their relationship began. It turns out that Salman Khan played an unexpected role in bringing the couple together. (Also read: Kussh S Sinha talks about directing sister Sonakshi Sinha in Nikita Roy, reveals if 'sibling rivalry' affected film)

In a recent interview with Pinkvilla, Sonakshi revealed that it was at a party hosted by Salman where she first met Zaheer. Though Salman didn't officially play matchmaker, she described him as more of a "sutradhar"...