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Shatrughan Sinha was amongst the leading
men in Bollywood who had quite a
reputation for being a ladies man. His affair
with Reena Roy was the talking point for the
longest time. The two starred in movies like
Heera-Moti, Be-Reham, Naseeb and
Vishwanath to name a few.
However, he ended up marrying Poonam
Chandiramani now Sinha and Reena went
on to marry Pakistani cricketer Mohsin
Khan.
Years back, in a candid interview with a
leading entertainment magazine, when
Shatrughan was asked if he was in love with
Reena when he married Poonam, the actor
replied, "My strongest emotion at that time
was fear. I was very scared. I was happy
being a bachelor, but I had reached a point
where I was compelled to make the
decision. Till the last moment, I wanted to
back out. The wedding was in Bombay, I
was in London. I caught the last flight which
just about brought me in time for the
wedding. Poonam was in a state - she
thought I was backing out. Poonam has
been good to me. If there are any flaws in
this marriage, then the drawbacks are mine,
not hers."
However, Shatrughan was still very close to
Reena and her family. When quizzed on why
he does not give her space to move on,
Shatrughan questioned, "What makes you
think I did not give Reena the breathing
space? But if Miss Reena Roy cares only for
Mr. Shatrughan Sinha, why should anybody
else have any objections? She and her family
seek me for companionship, guidance,
advice. Just because I am married, does it
mean I should ignore them and cast them
aside."
When asked as to why he did not marry
Reena when he was in love with her,
Shatrughan revealed, "Marriage is not and
had never been the solution to a problem. In
fact, marriage brings about fresh problems.
I meet Reena openly. We are working in
many films together, including Maati Mange
Khoon, Kali Basti and Dharam Shatru.
Recently, I met her at a party and media
wrote about it. It was not our first public
appearance together, but the press caught
us. They mentioned that I didn't get my wife
along for the party because of Reena. That's
stupid. I did not think that it was right to
take Poonam along because media would
have made a huge tamasha out of it. And
the three of us would have been guinea
pigs for the photographers! I am not quite
sure where all this is going to lead up to. It
is not society which is preventing me from
making a decision. I just need time to make
up my mind about what I want to do. I'm
strong but not strong enough. I'm bold but
not bold enough."
Would he take a second wife if permitted
and pat came the reply, "I repeat. Marriage
solves nothing. There's more to all this than
just marriage. "
You can't get more frank than that!
CREDITS: STARDUST.
https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/nostalgia/flashback-friday-when-shatrughan-sinha-revealed-why-he-did-not-marry-reena-roy-397114.
men in Bollywood who had quite a
reputation for being a ladies man. His affair
with Reena Roy was the talking point for the
longest time. The two starred in movies like
Heera-Moti, Be-Reham, Naseeb and
Vishwanath to name a few.
However, he ended up marrying Poonam
Chandiramani now Sinha and Reena went
on to marry Pakistani cricketer Mohsin
Khan.
Years back, in a candid interview with a
leading entertainment magazine, when
Shatrughan was asked if he was in love with
Reena when he married Poonam, the actor
replied, "My strongest emotion at that time
was fear. I was very scared. I was happy
being a bachelor, but I had reached a point
where I was compelled to make the
decision. Till the last moment, I wanted to
back out. The wedding was in Bombay, I
was in London. I caught the last flight which
just about brought me in time for the
wedding. Poonam was in a state - she
thought I was backing out. Poonam has
been good to me. If there are any flaws in
this marriage, then the drawbacks are mine,
not hers."
However, Shatrughan was still very close to
Reena and her family. When quizzed on why
he does not give her space to move on,
Shatrughan questioned, "What makes you
think I did not give Reena the breathing
space? But if Miss Reena Roy cares only for
Mr. Shatrughan Sinha, why should anybody
else have any objections? She and her family
seek me for companionship, guidance,
advice. Just because I am married, does it
mean I should ignore them and cast them
aside."
When asked as to why he did not marry
Reena when he was in love with her,
Shatrughan revealed, "Marriage is not and
had never been the solution to a problem. In
fact, marriage brings about fresh problems.
I meet Reena openly. We are working in
many films together, including Maati Mange
Khoon, Kali Basti and Dharam Shatru.
Recently, I met her at a party and media
wrote about it. It was not our first public
appearance together, but the press caught
us. They mentioned that I didn't get my wife
along for the party because of Reena. That's
stupid. I did not think that it was right to
take Poonam along because media would
have made a huge tamasha out of it. And
the three of us would have been guinea
pigs for the photographers! I am not quite
sure where all this is going to lead up to. It
is not society which is preventing me from
making a decision. I just need time to make
up my mind about what I want to do. I'm
strong but not strong enough. I'm bold but
not bold enough."
Would he take a second wife if permitted
and pat came the reply, "I repeat. Marriage
solves nothing. There's more to all this than
just marriage. "
You can't get more frank than that!
CREDITS: STARDUST.
https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/nostalgia/flashback-friday-when-shatrughan-sinha-revealed-why-he-did-not-marry-reena-roy-397114.
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