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EXCLUSIVE: Sharad Malhotra REVEALS why he decided to take the plunge with Ripci says 'can't keep running away'
Sharad Malhotra, in an exclusive interview with PINKVILLA, opened up about taking the plunge with Ripci Bhatia. The two recently got married in twin wedding ceremonies over the weekend. Read on.
The latest Television actor to take the plunge is Sharad Malhotra, who is currently playing the lead role in Muskaan. The actor got hitched to Ripci Bhatia, who is a fashion designer. Sharad got hitched to Ripci in twin wedding ceremonies over the weekend on April 21, 2019. The duo looked their best for their wedding functions and we couldn't stop adoring how perfect they looked with each other. In a first exclusive interview post wedding, Sharad spoke to Pinkvilla on why he finally decided to take the plunge.
Time and again Sharad had in many interviews reiterated that he is marriage phobic, hence we asked Sharad what convinced him for marriage. How did he finally let go of the inhibitions? "I had mentioned last year that marriage is not my cup of tea. I was always marriage phobic, I have mentioned this earlier that as a lot of my cousins and close people have had bad marriages, so when you see that, it really affects you. I have seen people getting into marriage and fall out of it. It is scary. Having said that, we as Indians, we wish or we don't, marriage is somewhat mandatory. It will always be like that, the kind of upbringing we have had, it is like in the basic culture that you have to marry, come what way."
He then added that given that marriage is somewhat a compulsion, he had to convince himself and it wasn't easy. "Obviously it wasn't easy. It was like sitting down, talking with myself and telling myself that maybe other people around me haven't had good marriages but that doesn't apply to me as well. That doesn't imply that my marriage won't work or will have problems. Every marriage has problems, having said that, I was trying to evade the topic of marriage for the longest time," and continued, "However. a couple of months back, I just told myself that I can't keep running away from this. Also, I come from a traditional Punjabi family and my parents would like me to get married so honestly, it was just a random thought which came to my head. That is when I decided that whatever happens, happens and so I took the plunge."
Opening up on how his decision to get married shocked everyone, Sharad exclaimed, "I found this beautiful girl Ripci and then the families met, and everything worked out. Everything happened in a matter six months. Everyone was shocked because they thought I would be bachelor for life. My extended families were also shocked. I think you can't plan the best things in your life. Every time I plan something, I fail miserably, so this time there was no planning."
We wish Sharad, a very happy married life!
