Zaheer Iqbal on Shatrughan Sinha's reaction when he told him he wanted to marry his daughter Sonakshi Sinha

Sonakshi with Zaheer

Bollywood actress Sonakshi Sinha is happily married to actor Zaheer Iqbal and the two are now are on their second honeymoon in Philipinnes.

The actor couple in an interview with ETimes spoke about their wedding and Zaheer revealed about his first meeting with father-in-law and veteran actor Shatrughan Sinha.

Zaheer said in the interview that he was nervous before the meeting as he was going to ask for Sonakshi's hand for marriage but things went very smoothly.

"I went over to their house, and I was nervous because until that moment, I had never had a one-on-one chat with him (Shatrughan Sinha). The moment we started talking, we began discussing a million things and we became like friends. Of course, I also told him that I wanted to ask her (Sonakshi Sinha) to marry me. I know he’s got this image of being intimidating, but he’s so genuine, chilled out and he is the sweetest person I’ve met in a long time," he said.

Sonakshi Sinha also said that she herself was very nervous when she informed her father for the first time about Zaheer.

"When I told my father about us, even I was very nervous. I didn’t know how he would react. I was trying to play it really cool. I asked him, “Aren’t you worried about my marriage because you haven’t asked me anything about it?," she said.

Sonakshi Sinha further said - He (Shatrughan) said, “I have asked your mom ki 'Apni beti se pucho (ask your daughter)'. Then, I told him there is a guy called Zaheer in my life, and he said, 'Haan maine bhi padha tha. He said, 'You guys are grown-ups; Miya biwi raazi toh kya karega qazi. I was like, ‘Oh, that was easy! I realised how chilled out and cool my dad is. He was really supportive about our relationship."

Sonakshi Sinha and Zaheer Iqbal tied the knot on June 23 in the presence of their family and close friends at her home in Bandra, Mumbai. The couple later hosted a grand reception which was attended by many celebs.

Her brother Luv Sinha though didn't attend the wedding leading to reports of a rift between the family. Later he also hinted at why he didn’t attend the wedding.

He then shared an article by Telegraph India, stating that family always comes first for him, he said, “Why I chose not to attend. Running an online campaign against me on a false premise won’t change the fact that for me my family will always come first.”

Sonakshi was recently seen in horror comedy Kakuda with Riteish Deshmukh and Saqib Saleem in lead. Prior to her wedding she played the role of Fareedan in the hit web series Heeramandi.