Actress Tashu Kaushik got engaged to her childhood buddy Devang Raj Tayal, an entrepreneur, on January 4 in Kanpur. The engagement was a private affair attended by close friends and family. The couple will tie the knot at a heritage palace in Rajasthan later this year.

Despite being friends from their school days, the couple never really dated each other. "I've been friends with Devang from my class 10 days. But we never got romantically involved. I burst out laughing when my family first spoke of the proposal," says Tashu who "immediately said yes,"nevertheless.

The two might have remained buddies had it not been for their respective sisters' intervention. "Both our families have known each other for over 15 years. Some of our friends would joke about how long we'd continue being just friends.My sister is good friends with him and they clinched the rishtha in December," shares Tashu adding, "When we met after our alliance was confirmed, he gifted me a watch and I gifted him his favourite perfume, which I promised to gift him back in school."

The actress admits that the prospect of getting hitched to her best friend was 'embarrassing' initially. "We've been friends forever and it was a pure friendship. It was a little awkward to imagine getting married to my buddy. But I know that we make a great couple and I can look forward to a secure life with Devang," says Tashu, who is still waiting for her beau to propose.

"Devang is yet to go down on his knees and ask me to marry him. He promised to do that before the wedding," says Tashu with a laugh. Tashu looks set to bid goodbye to showbiz post marriage. "I've committed do a Malayalam film and I want to finish it and probably I'll quit films." she says.