Overview
- Shatrughan Sinha, in a News18 interview on Friday, said he stands like a rock with Sonakshi Sinha and Zaheer Iqbal and called them made for each other.
- He emphasized that the marriage is lawful under India’s Special Marriage Act and said the couple are adults free to make their own decisions.
- The couple wed on June 23, 2024 in a simple civil ceremony at Sonakshi’s Mumbai home, then hosted a star-studded reception that evening.
- Reports from the time note that both Shatrughan Sinha and Poonam Sinha were present at the celebrations, countering talk of parental disapproval.
- The Special Marriage Act allows people of different religions to marry without conversion, and his remarks feed a broader public discussion about interfaith unions in India.