Pooja Batra's wedding with Nawab Shah came as a pleasant surprise to one and all. Now, SpotboyE.com engaged in a conversation with the actress post her marriage and her answers were brimming with happiness

How is your equation with Nawab's family before and after marriage?
We were in a relationship for hardly 4 months. His parents are very cool. I really like them a lot. Food in his house is mind-blowing. I love his sisters. I get along with them very well. They are more of my friends now.

You two are such different people. He seems to be calm and poised while you are very outspoken and jolly. How did you guys fall in love with each other?
I knew Nawab from the time I began my acting career. In fact, we started our careers together. Though we were not in the same batch, but we knew each other. We used to party together, hangout with common friends. But it's only now that a friend of mine reconnected us. Before that, I was in America. Nawab was doing his thing and I was doing mine. After this reconnection, it happened instantly. I think the timing was right. Both of us wanted a relationship and right partner for life. Hence, the timing was the key.


This is not your first marriage. What made you think that Nawab is the right one for you?
This is Nawab's first marriage and mine second. You know there is a strong feeling that comes. Though there isn't 100% assurance but I got that strong feeling when we reconnected. Since the time I have been in India we have been together. Now we are married. I love being with him. It is amazing. It's a vibe basically.

What is that one thing that Nawab brings into the relationship?
I needed a companion for the rest of my life who can understand my language and someone with whom I can speak to in my language. He is caring, affectionate and romantic. He is pretty opposite of what he comes across and I needed a companion with whom I can start my family. He is the one.


Would you like to elaborate on "Living Together" in life?
It's basically a give and take relationship. He gets a little hassled if I'm not around. So I feel everything is a give and take.

Who is more possessive in the relationship?
We both are equally possessive. Relationship hai toh certain protocol hone necessary hain.


Who holds the remote control at home?
Right now, we both! We are figuring it out. Let's see.

Do you know each other's phone passwords?
Mujhe uska pata hai, usko mera nahi pata. Mine is difficult one with digits. Woh bhool jata hai. Hahahaha.


Who proposed whom and who thought of marriage first?
So, he proposed to me when I came in May. He came at the airport to receive me. And that time, he came with a ring and flowers. But after seeing me, he shied away aur woh ring bahar aayi hi nahi. He wanted to do it in a filmy way by proposing me at the airport. Lekin hua nahi unse. Then he gathered all the guts and finally proposed me in front of his parents and then my parents.

Tell us in detail about your wedding.
We did simple religious thing for family and then court marriage. There was no mandap, reception or anything. Not even invitation cards. We did it just with the people that we care about and who care about us.


One thing you love about Nawab the most.
I am in love with him and his energy.


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Look forward, newlyweds Nawab Shah and Pooja Batra want to travel, read, write and have babies.

Nawab Shah, who got married to Pooja Batra in an intimate Arya Samaj wedding in Delhi on July 4, says he knew that he wanted to marry the actress the first time he met her.

Talking about how they met each other, he told MensXP, "We knew each other 20 years ago and then we reconnected. We met at the airport when she was coming back from Los Angeles. That was the first time we met. That's how we started to spend more time together," adding that reconnecting with Pooja felt like "the best thing to have happened".

On how he proposed marriage, Nawab said, "I proposed to her in front of my family. It wasn't planned at all and it just happened. It was overwhelming for the two of us. When you know he or she is the right person, you are excited and motivated to live life. I keep telling her that we have less time as we have to grow together and also have babies."

Pooja earlier told Bombay Times that she and Nawab decided to get married within five months of knowing each other. "I knew of Nawab by virtue of being in the same profession. However, we strongly connected after we were reintroduced by a common friend in February this year. I guess we reconnected at the right time in our life. We were in the same space emotionally and hit it off instantly," the 42-year-old actress said.

Pooja, who shot to fame with the 1997 film Virasat that also starred Anil Kapoor and Tabu, was earlier married to LA-based orthopaedic surgeon Sonu Ahluwalia for nine years. They got divorced in 2011.

Meanwhile, Nawab, who was last seen in Tiger Zinda Hai, will next feature in Panipat and Dabanng 3.

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Actor Nawab Shah, who tied the knot with actor Pooja Batra recently, has spoken about how he wanted to marry her right after their first meeting.

Actors Pooja Batra and Nawab Shah recently tied the knot in a surprise wedding ceremony in Delhi. Nawab has now revealed how he proposed to her in front of his family.

Talking about their sudden wedding, Nawab told MensXP in an interview. "I proposed to her in front of my family. It wasn't planned at all and it just happened. It was overwhelming for the two of us. When you know he or she is the right person, you are excited and motivated to live life. I keep telling her that we have less time as we have to grow together and also have babies. We need to travel, we both love reading and writing, and as we say, 'Zindagi chotti hai' so why not do things that we like."

The actor claims he wanted to marry her right after their first meeting at an airport. Talking about how the two fell in love, he said, "It happened quite magically in our case because she was sitting in Los Angeles like 'Saat Samundar Paar'. We knew each other 20 years ago and then we reconnected and somewhere, we felt that it's the best thing that has happened. I met her obviously and we reconnected when she was coming back from LA. We met at the airport and that was the first time we met and that's how we started to spend more time together and here we are now."

Nawab will now be seen in Ashutosh Gowariker's period drama, Panipat. He will seen as Ibrahim Khan Gardi and has bulked up for the film, which stars Arjun Kapoor, Kriti Sanon and Sanjay Dutt in prominent roles. He will also be seen grooving along with Salman Khan to the song Munna Badnaam Hua in Dabangg 3.

Pooja was earlier married to a surgeon named Sonu Ahluwalia for nine years before they got divorced in 2011. She won the Miss India Asia-Pacific title in 1993 and shot to fame with the 1997 film Virasat, which also starred Anil Kapoor and Tabu.

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