Swara Bhasker opens up on people's scrutiny around inter-faith marriages: 'Wait till Sonakshi Sinha and Zaheer Iqbal have a child'
etimes.in | Jun 19, 2024, 10.19 PM IST
Swara Bhasker tied the knot with Fahad Ahmad in January 2023 and a lot was spoken about it. The actress has confessed that she went through a lot of scrutiny and criticism as she being a Hindu, married a Muslim man. In an interview, Swara has opened up on this, ahead of Sonakshi Sinha's wedding with Zaheer Iqbal. The actress said that this is going to be never-ending as people will continue to interfere. The actress opened up on it and said during a chat with Connect Cine, "One of the biggest myths of modern India is ‘love jihad’, where a Hindu girl marries a Muslim man. This applies to me as well. An interfaith couple can actually get beaten up in certain cities on Valentine’s Day."
Swara was further asked about Sonakshi Sinha's relationship with Zaheer Iqbal as the couple is set to tie the knot on June 23. She added, "Lots of experts offered their opinions during my wedding as well. But we’re talking about two consenting adults here. What they do in their private lives, whether they get married or not, it’s up to them. It’s nobody’s business if they’re living together, getting married in a court, or having a nikaah, or an Arya Samaj wedding. It’s between the man and the woman, and their families. It’s Sonakshi’s life; she’s chosen her partner. Her partner has chosen her. Now it’s between them and their families. I find this a very time-waste debate.”
The actress added, this scrutiny will continue and more so when they have children. It happened even when Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor's son Taimur was born. "Wait and watch, when they have a child, there will be a separate debate around the child’s name. We’ve seen it happen with Kareena and Saif’s kids, and with my kid. It’s completely idiotic, but this isn’t going to end anytime soon," said the 'Veere Di Wedding' actress.
Swara was further asked about Sonakshi Sinha's relationship with Zaheer Iqbal as the couple is set to tie the knot on June 23. She added, "Lots of experts offered their opinions during my wedding as well. But we’re talking about two consenting adults here. What they do in their private lives, whether they get married or not, it’s up to them. It’s nobody’s business if they’re living together, getting married in a court, or having a nikaah, or an Arya Samaj wedding. It’s between the man and the woman, and their families. It’s Sonakshi’s life; she’s chosen her partner. Her partner has chosen her. Now it’s between them and their families. I find this a very time-waste debate.”
The actress added, this scrutiny will continue and more so when they have children. It happened even when Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor's son Taimur was born. "Wait and watch, when they have a child, there will be a separate debate around the child’s name. We’ve seen it happen with Kareena and Saif’s kids, and with my kid. It’s completely idiotic, but this isn’t going to end anytime soon," said the 'Veere Di Wedding' actress.