‘Wait till Sonakshi Sinha, Zaheer Iqbal have a child’: Swara Bhasker on people backlashing inter-faith marriages

Sonakshi Sinha and Zaheer Iqbal’s wedding news has been the talk of the town for quite some time. While the duo are set to tie the knot on 23rd June, they have garnered attention for Sonakshi’s family’s non-committal statements.

Actress Swara Bhasker, who faced trolling when she married activist Fahad Ahmad, spoke about how common it is for someone to criticise interfaith marriage. “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,” said the Raanjhanaa actress while talking to Connect Cine.

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When asked about Zaheer-Sonakshi’s wedding, she replied, “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.”

“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,” Bhasker said.

On the professional front, Sonakshi Sinha recently announced her new project Kakuda with _Munjya_ director Aditya Sarpotdar. The film also stars Saqib Saleem and Riteish Deshmukh in prominent roles. Produced by RSVP, it will premiere on Zee5.