Kishwer Merchant and Suyyash Rai are one of the most loved couples in the Hindi TV industry. The couple became household names after their stint on the show, Bigg Boss 9. The duo tied the knot in 2016 and welcomed their first child, a son, Nirvair, in 2021. However, their interfaith marriage and age gap raised many eyebrows. For the unversed, Kishwer and Suyyash share an age gap of 8 years. In a recent conversation, the TV couple opened up about the following.
Suyyash Rai shares their parents’ reaction to his and Kishwer Merchant’s interfaith marriage
Suyyash Rai and Kishwer Merchant recently appeared on a podcast hosted by renowned TV actress, Rashami Desai. During the conversation, the couple was asked about their parents’ first reaction to their interfaith marriage. For the uninitiated, Kishwer and Suyyash tied the knot in an intimate ceremony on December 16, 2016. In response, Suyyash shared that Kishwer’s parents, especially her mother was really chill. He called his mother-in-law, the ‘coolest mother’. The TV actor mentioned initially that his mother was hesitant due to their age gap, but with time, things changed. He was quoted as saying:
“I think her parents have been really, really chill, especially her mother. I think she is the coolest mother I know. Trust me, I’m saying this-she has always felt there was no problem. Even her father was very cool about everything. My mom is a typical Punjabi mom. She was like, ‘My son has fallen in love with an older woman,’ and all, but all she wanted was to meet Kishwer. It took some time for everyone to settle in and understand, but it eventually happened.”