Actor Ruzil Minekaev revealed that the decision to relocate from Tatarstan to Moscow was prompted by his wife, Aziza. The couple shared these reflections during an interview conducted with HELLO!, where they spoke openly about their journey together.
Minekaev recalled his days studying at the Tatar faculty, confessing that he needed to prepare separately for admission and rarely dared to start. It was Aziza who suggested the move, saying she would go to Moscow to pursue recording opportunities and proposed that he join her. That moment, he said, marked the real point when both of them decided to take the leap, a transition they managed to navigate with relative ease.
The actor noted that his first meeting with Aziza happened when she was a student at the Kazan Theater School, where she was a year ahead of him. Their connection began and grew through several phases, described by Minekaev as mirroring the fluctuations of a young relationship: from the uncertain complexity of their initial online interactions to moments of active pursuit, followed by renewed closeness and affection after periods apart.
Aziza admitted that she first saw Minekaev online on September 1 and felt an immediate spark. She likened the moment to a scene from a movie, explaining that everything around them seemed to pause and only the two of them remained in focus.
Minekaev also noted that his public profile and career gained more momentum after the release of The Boy’s Word, which coincided with a tougher personal stance he adopted in response to the new level of recognition and responsibility that came with the project.
Aziza, reflecting on their shared history, also addressed questions about why she had never watched The Boy’s Word, underscoring the evolving nature of their tastes and the different ways they engage with work they admire.