Sonakshi Sinha Shuts Down Trolls Attacking Her Inter-faith Marriage With Zaheer: Nothing Matters...

Sonakshi Sinha is gearing up for the release of her film Kakuda. The direct-to-digital release will be her first project following her wedding with Zaheer Iqbal. The actors tied the knot on June 23 and were subjected to massive online trolling because of their inter-faith union. Days after the wedding, the actress finally addressed the trolling and opened up about her marriage. 

‘Respect each other wherever they come from‘, says Sonakshi Sinha amid inter-faith marriage 

Sonakshi Sinha says nothing else should matter when two people are in love and she is happy that she got to follow her heart by marrying longtime boyfriend Zaheer Iqbal. Sinha and Iqbal, also an actor, had a civil marriage ceremony followed by a star-studded reception on June 23. In an interview with PTI, the actress shared, “I feel that when two people are in love, nothing else matters. And I hope people have the strength to follow their heart which is what I did and I'm happy.” 

She added, that she hopes that everyone gets to live in harmony and should "appreciate and respect each other wherever they come from".  Asked about the most special instances from her wedding, Sonakshi said there were several moments of joy that she vividly remembers, including the ceremony where they signed the marriage documents.             

Sonakshi Sinha recalls the special moment before wedding with Zaheer Iqbal 

In the same conversation, she was asked about the most special instances from her wedding. Sonakshi said there were several moments of joy that she vividly remembers, including the ceremony where they signed the marriage documents. She said, “Just before we left for the reception the house started to get empty as everyone was proceeding towards the venue, it was just the two of us and we took a moment. We went up to the house that we were going to make (a home) with each other and (paused) to take it all in. We looked out at the city and just held each other.” 

Sinha, who currently stars in the horror comedy Kakuda with Riteish Deshmukh and Saqib Saleem, is enjoying a career upswing with the success of Dahaad last year and Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar this year.

(With inputs from PTI)