Over the weekend, Shatrughan Sinha and his lovely wife Poonam Sinha graced a reality show. The couple were there to judge the singing talents. Shatrughan Sinha shared several anecdotes from shooting days and how things were different back then. But one interesting anecdote that he shared which was not known to all was when he revealed that Poonam Sinha’s mother had initially rejected his marriage proposal.
He said, “Maine apni shaadi ke liye proposal bheja tha. Toh meri late and great mother-in-law ne, unhone mujhe nakaar kar di tha, ek dum reject kar diya tha (I had sent a marriage proposal but my late and great mother-in-law rejected me outright),” he said.
He further added, “Wo kehte the kyun main isse apni beti ki shaadi karau, Meri beti itni gori-chiti sundar hai. Tumhara bhai itna kaaliya hai… In dono ko saath khada karke colour photograph bhi kheechenge toh black and white ka effect aayega. Ye kehke reject kar diya tha (She told my brother that her daughter is very fair and beautiful but Shatru’s skin tone is so black that if she and Poonam were ever clicked together even a colour photo would look like a black and white photo).
Well the audience, the judges and everyone watching it were left in splits. Cute!