Sonakshi Sinha and Zaheer Iqbal are all set to get married on June 23. The couple plans to celebrate with a party for friends and family after completing the legal formalities earlier in the day. Their wedding has started a discussion around interfaith weddings. Recently, actress Swara Bhasker shared her thoughts on the trolling Sonakshi and Zaheer have been facing regarding their upcoming wedding, during an interview with Connect Cine.
Swara Bhasker on Sonakshi-Zaheer's wedding
In an interview with Connect Cine, Swara reflected on her own experiences of backlash after marrying Samajwadi Party member Fahad Ahmad. She said, “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. 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-wasting debate.”
Swara further commented, “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.”
Sonakshi Sinha and Zaheer Iqbal's wedding
The couple’s wedding invite was leaked recently. The invitation photo shows Zaheer and Sonakshi in a snowy landscape, with Zaheer planting a kiss on Sonakshi’s cheek.
Designed like a magazine cover, the invite reads, “We are making it official finally. The rumours were true so come celebrate with us at Bastian At the Top on 23rd June, 2024, 8:00 pm onwards.”
Sonakshi and Zaheer, who have been dating for more than seven years, have also worked together in the comedy-drama 'Double XL'.