Mukesh Ambani and his immediate family are always in the spotlight – but not Mukesh’s sister, Deepti Salgaocar, who in contrast lives a quiet life in Goa. But keeping a low profile doesn’t mean never experiencing any grand, real-life fairy tales, and her love affair with husband Dattaraj, or Raj, is exactly that. Here’s the romantic story of how the two met and eventually got married. I met Deepti, we fell in love and told our families, who agreed [with the relationship] immediately Dattaraj Salgaocar, husband of Deepti Ambani In 1978, before the Ambani family became the powerful dynasty we know today , they lived in a skyscraper in Mumbai. Patriarch Dhirubhai was busy building the family business and trying to make a name for himself. In the same building, another family was doing the same thing – the Salgaocars. They often passed each other in the hallways and soon became friends. Why is Aishwarya Rai known as the ‘most beautiful girl in the world’? When head of the Salgaocar family Vasudev died, Dhirubhai became a father figure to some of the men in the family, including Raj, who was the same age as Dhirubhai’s son Mukesh. Raj saw Dhirubhai as a mentor and often leaned on him for advice. Enter Deepti, Dhirubhai’s daughter. The story goes that it was love at first sight, and after dating for over five years, Deepti and Raj got married in 1983. Although many assume that the relationship was a business arrangement, Raj disagrees, explaining that this was a marriage based on love, through and through. “I met Deepti, we fell in love and told our families, who agreed [with the relationship] immediately,” Raj told Mumbai-based daily DNA . “It was the first wedding in her family, but the last wedding in mine, because I am the youngest of seven children.” But the couple’s happily ever after wasn’t imminent, even after the approval of both their families. Although they were in love, and two big businesses were joined by marriage, Deepti still had one big challenge to overcome. Raj wanted to return to Goa, his family home, which meant that Deepti would have to leave behind everything she knew in Mumbai for a new, unfamiliar life. 6 facts about Sunny Leone, the Bollywood beauty who used to be an adult film actress View this post on Instagram A post shared by Veena Bollywood Mehendi (@veenanagda) Deepti eventually exchanged a Mumbai flat for a spacious Goa mansion. According to DNA, she said that when she first arrived, she was shocked at the size of her new home but also the lack of luxuries she was used to. She admitted that she even complained about life in Goa to her father, describing it as “having nothing” when she moved there, also in 1983. Years later, Deepti has more than settled into her new life in Goa, choosing to step away from the spotlight that comes with being an Ambani. Happily settled into her new life with the man of her dreams, Deepti told DNA that she relies on a phrase her dad always used to say: “Destiny is a matter of choice, not chance. I believe in that very much.” Want more stories like this? Sign up here . Follow STYLE on Facebook , Instagram , YouTube and Twitter .