Actress Jiya Shankar is officially off the market. The Bigg Boss OTT 2 fame announced her engagement to boyfriend Kaaran Dhanak on Instagram, sharing a string of dreamy proposal pictures that had fans and celebrities flooding her comments within minutes.The proposal took place against a lush garden backdrop overlooking the sea, with Jiya dressed in a pastel yellow satin gown and Kaaran down on one knee. The pictures captured everything — the surprise, the tears, the diamond ring and the moment she said yes. “So maybe it is true, you do find love when you least expect it, but God really tested my patience here,” she wrote, opening up about a long-distance love story that played out across thousands of miles and countless airport goodbyes.Who Is Kaaran Dhanak?He is reportedly a US-based businessman and entrepreneur who has largely stayed away from the public eye. This engagement announcement marks the first time Jiya has officially revealed his face and identity to her followers, tagging his social media handle in the post.The couple’s relationship was entirely under wraps until now. Earlier, Jiya had been linked to her Bigg Boss OTT 2 co-contestant Abhishek Malhan, rumours she firmly shut down in early 2026 by sharing a picture with an unidentified man and writing, “Let’s leave false rumours in 2025.”Celebrities including Reem Shaikh, Genelia Deshmukh, Mahhi Vij and Palak Purswani were among the first to pour in their congratulations, with Reem commenting, “You found your rom com finally.”For Jiya, it seems she did.