‘How Can I Not Be Present To Bless Her?’

‘Usski
khushi
meri
khushi.’

While
earlier
this
month
Shatrughan
Sinha
was
uncertain
about
his
daughter
Sonakshi’s
marriage,
and
whether
he
would
attend,
the
father
of
the
bride
is
now
on
a
firmer
footing
on
the
issue.

“I
am
most
definitely
attending.
How
could
I
not?
When
I
last
spoke
to
you
I
was
kneck-deep
in
election
related
commitments,”
Shatruji
tells

Subhash
K
Jha.
:I
had
no
clarity
on
what
was
happening
back
home
in
Mumbai.
Now
I’m
back,
and
comparatively
relaxed.”

About
his
daughter
Sonakshi,
Mr
Sinha
says,
“She
is
my

laadli.
Nothing
that
she
asks
for
has
been
refused
by
me.

Usske
mooh
se
nikalta
nahin
air
usski
ichcha
puri
ho
jaati.
She
has
always
been
my
favourite
child.
Now
when
she
is
entering
a
new
phase
of
her
life,
how
can
I
not
be
present
to
bless
her?”

Would
he
have
been
happier
if
she
had
taken
her
father
into
confidence
before
taking
the
plunge?

Shatruji
laughs
off
the
suggestion.
“Yeh
sab
rehne
do,
Subhash.
You
can’t
allow
your
will
to
prevail
on
your
child’s
happiness.
It
is
a
very
happy
moment
in
my
daughter’s
life.

Usski
khushi
meri
khushi.
The
important
thing
is,
she
should
be
happy.”