Actor Radhika Apte recently announced her pregnancy with an appearance at the British Film Institute (BFI) London Film Festival on Wednesday evening, October 16. The actor wore a simple black off-shoulder bodycon dress as she posed with a baby bump on the red carpet. The 39-year-old is married to British musician Benedict Taylor.
Radhika and Benedict have been married for 12 years. While Radhika began working in 2005 and did many films and series across languages, her husband began working as a violist, violinist and composer in the year 2000. For Benedict, music is everything, and he finds joy in “deconstructing music and exploring the huge wealth of sound in the instruments he uses,” he once told Scroll.in.
Benedict has not just worked in the British and European music scene, but has also curated special music for many Indian projects, including Udta Punjab, Paatal Lok, Son Chiriya, Qarib Qarib Single and Nil Battey Sannata, among others. One of his most reverred pieces lies in Ship of Theseus, in which he teamed up with his frequent collaborator, guitarist Naren Chandavarkar. When Chandavarkar was asked to work on Anurag Kashyap’s 2010 film That Girl in Yellow Boots, he once again got Taylor on board.
Benedict has been familiar with the Indian music scene as well. And even though Radhika and he continue to navigate their long-distance relationship with their diverse careers, the two find peace in their creative collaborations whenever they can.
Their love story is not that of dreams and fairytales, but quite a practical one, where two people meet, fall in love and decide to be together forever.
Radhika and Benedict met in 2011 in London where she was learning contemporary dance as part of her sabbatical from the films. In an interview years back, the actor revealed how the decision to marry was quite organic because they just felt they couldn’t live away from each other and Radhika wanted to get rid of the visa hassle.
The duo had a small wedding in 2012. A year later, they made it official and organised a ceremony. Interestingly, Radhika also revealed how she and everyone at their intimate wedding were so drunk that none of them took a single picture at their wedding.
