‘We Are Waiting To Be Informed’

‘Whenever
my
daughter
gets
married
I
would
like
to
be
dancing
right
in
front
of
the

baaraat.’

Hearsay
being
the
operative
mantra,
we
are
hearing
of
a
wedding
in
Shatrughan
Sinha’s
family,
although
he
tells
me
he
hasn’t
heard
about
it.
The
media
has
gone
to
town
with
the
‘news’
that
Sonakshi
Sinha
is
tying
the
knot
with
actor
Zaheer
Iqbal
on
June
23.

As
a
very
close
friend
of
Sonakshi’s
father
Shatrughan
Sinha,
I
was
hesitant
to
probe
in
a
close
family
matter.
However
he
as
always,
put
my
stress
to
rest
by
speaking
on
the
subject
exclusively.

Says
Shatruji,
“I
am
in
Delhi
right
now.
After
the
election
results
I
flew
down
here.
I’ve
also
hearing
about
this.
I
haven’t
spoken
to
anyone
about
it.
Probably
because
I
know
only
what
I’ve
been
hearing
and
reading.
And
I
will
speak
only
to
you.

“So
your
question,
is
she
getting
married?
The
answer
is,
she
hasn’t
told
me
anything
about
it.

Main
bhi
utna
hi
jaanta
ho
jitna
main
media

main
padha
hai
(I
only
know
as
much
about
this
as
what
the
media
has
told
me).

“If
and
when
she
takes
me
into
confidence,
my
wife
and
I
will
give
the
couple
my
blessings.
We
wish
her
all
happiness
always.”

Getting
slightly
emotional,
Shatruji
says,
“We
trust
our
daughter’s
judgement
completely.
She
would
never
take
an
extra-constitutional
or
illegal
decision.
As
a
consenting
adult
she
has
the
right
to
take
her
own
decisions.

“Having
said
that,
I
would
like
to
say
that
whenever
my
daughter
gets
married
I
would
like
to
be
dancing
right
in
front
of
the

baaraat.”

Getting
pensive,
Shatruji
says,
“I
am
being
asked
by
people
close
to
me
why
I
am
not
aware
of
this
(the
supposed
wedding)
and
the
media
is
aware
of
it.
All
I
can
say
is,aaj
kal
ke
bachche
consent

nahin
lete
maa-baap
ke,
sirf
inform

karte
hain
(nowadays
children
don’t
seek
permission
they
simply
inform
their
parents).

“We
are
waiting
to
be
informed.”