PHOTO: JASJEET PLAHA/HT I am getting married on Avika’s birthday: Manish
Actors Manish Raisinghan and Avika Gor made headlines due to their close friendship and rumours of dating, ever since they played a couple on the TV show Sasuraal Simar Ka in 2011. Both of them kept denying the dating rumours, but the buzz never seemed to die out. Now, we have learnt that Raisinghan is tying the knot, but not with Gor, instead, with actor Sangeita Chauhaan, who he met on the sets of their TV show, Ek SrinagarSwabhimaan. The couple has been dating for two years now.
Talking about his marriage plans, Raisinghan says, “We are getting married in a Gurudwara in Mumbai on June 30, with only 10 people in attendance. Neither of our parents will attend the wedding as they are senior citizens, and we don’t want to take any risks. Shaadi karke ghar aayenge and celebrate karenge.” He’ll plan a reception when things are normal.
Raisinghan reveals that though his parents are fond of
Chauhaan, they didn’t know how serious their relationship was. “It was a jhatka for everyone. On June 11 or 12, my dad and I were talking and he brought up the topic of marriage, and I said yes. It was a surprise for him and my mum when I said Sangeita was the girl. Then I called her and told her that I want to talk to her parents. But she said she would break the news to them and then put me on the call. It all happened in one day. Later, when we got the auspicious dates, one of the dates was June 30, which is my bestie, Avika’s birthday, so we chose that.”
Raisinghan admits that he kept his relationship with Chauhaan under wraps as he doesn’t like to talk about his personal life. “The rumours (with Avika) that came out, were not in my hands. There was no truth in them. As for Sangeita, we met during Swabhiman but were cordial to each other. Later, we met at Suchitra Pillai’s party, and hit it off. It was a slow built-up, and here we are today.” Sangeita was earlier married to Chirag Shah for eight years.