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Pooja Bedi says no marriage despite 8-year engagement
Actor Pooja Bedi has said she will not marry fiancé Maneck Contractor despite being engaged for eight years. In an interview with Vickey Lalwani, Bedi explained that an engagement already signifies the…
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Actor Pooja Bedi has said she will not marry fiancé Maneck Contractor despite being engaged for eight years. In an interview with Vickey Lalwani, Bedi explained that an engagement already signifies the commitment marriage promises. She said signing a marriage certificate only brings the government into a private affair and complicates finances, especially as both have children from previous marriages. Bedi was earlier married to Farhan Furniturewala, with whom she has two children, Alaya F and Omar. Contractor proposed to her in a hot-air balloon in 2019.
The Indian Opinion
The usual narrative around this story pits 'traditional marriage' against 'modern live-in', but Pooja Bedi is not rejecting marriage for others, she is simply done with it herself. Both sides oversimplify: she calls marriage wonderful but says her commitment exists without a contract. The real question is not whether marriage is obsolete, but whether individual choice can coexist with social expectations. Watch how many celebrity couples follow her lead, that number will tell us if this is a trend or just one woman's honest preference.
Sources (2): timesofindia.indiatimes.com, hindustantimes.com
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Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
