Shatrughan Sinha speaks about how he met Poonam for the first time

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03rd Mar, 2023. 05:59 pm
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Shatrughan Sinha is its newest guest on Arbaaz Khan’s talk show.
The legendary actor and politician shared during the program.
About 14 years later, Shatrughan Sinha and Poonam got married.

The Invincibles, a new episode of Arbaaz Khan’s talk show, debuted on Friday and included veteran actor Shatrughan Sinha as its newest guest. The legendary actor and politician shared during the program his ‘filmy’ love tale with his wife Poonam Sinha and explained how they initially connected while traveling by train from Patna to Pune. As he was heading to the Film and Television Institute of India, he claimed that it occurred.

Shatrughan claimed in the interview that his father’s opposition to his acting classes made the road to becoming an actor difficult. On the day he left for FTII, he claimed to be sad and in tears, especially when his mother passed out. He informed Arbaaz Khan he saw a “pretty girl” in the train, precisely as in movies, recalling how he had met Poonam in such a state.

Shatrughan told Arbaaz, “Dekha woh ro rahi thi, unko maa ne data hoga kisi baat pe. Mai idhar baitha tha, mai ro raha tha, ghar chor ke aya tha, maa ko chor ke aya tha. Uss waqt ek dum pata nahin tha. Ek toh aisa laga, Godsend, kisine bhej diya ho. Uss waqt bilkul nahi pata tha ke kabhi aisa hoga, hum institute me jayenge, struggle karenge, star banenge, star banne k baad humara contact bana rahega… (We were both crying. It felt like a Godsend. I had no idea what was there for us. I had no idea that I would study acting, struggle, then become a star, and remain in touch through all of this, until one day)”

About 14 years later, Shatrughan Sinha and Poonam got married. Arbaaz also brought up the fact that they went three years without speaking to one another before getting married. Shatrughan fessed up to it.

He said, “Yes, we had stopped talking. It was my decision. It was thought at the time that there was something else happening in my life, but I wouldn’t want to dwell on that. But it was my fault, I was looking for an exit strategy, and one day, I told her, ‘You’re too good for me, and I can’t be with you.’ It was my mistake. I got carried away, I became a victim of stardom. I used to think that no woman would ever be interested in me, and then, when they were, it’s human nature to lose control. Maine talaaq de diya (it was almost like a divorce) in a way… We completely cut off all contact, but I would come to know that she was enquiring about me, and my well-being. She would ask my staff to take better care of me, to feed me properly.”

Poonam and Shatrughan Sinha wed in 1980. Sonakshi Sinha is a daughter, and they have two boys, Luv and Kush.

Shatrughan Sinha speaks about how he met Poonam for the first time

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