NEW DELHI, June 4 (TIWN): Milind Soman's wife Ankita Konwar is 26 years younger than him. They dated for 5 years before getting married. Milind and Ankita got married in April last year. Milind Soman and Ankita Konwar, who got married in April last year, shared how they met and fell in love despite their age gap.

 In a recent post for social media blog Humans Of Bombay, Ankita Konwar revealed what drew her close to Milind when she first saw him in a hotel in Chennai. She said that it was her friends who "urged" her to talk to him and after that, they couldn't stop seeing each other. Talking about how things started with Milind, Ankita said: "I decided to move out of the country and started working with Air Asia, as a cabin crew in Malaysia. It was at that time that my then boyfriend, suddenly passed away. It was heartbreaking-it felt like there was no coming back."
She further said: "A couple of months later, I got posted in Chennai. I was staying in a hotel with my colleagues. Once, in the lobby, I saw a tall, rugged man. It was Milind Soman! I was a big fan! So I went to say hello, but he was busy. A few days later, I saw him again at the hotel's nightclub. I kept looking at him and he was staring at me too! My friends urged me to go talk to him. So I asked if he'd like to dance and he obliged! There was a vibe - I could feel it!"