Naseeruddin Shah and Ratna Pathak can safely be hailed as a power couple of their time. For the unversed, Naseeruddin was earlier married to Manara Sikri, and they had a daughter, Heeba. However, things didn’t go well with them, and they parted ways. Later, it was in 1982 when Naseeruddin got married to the love of his life, Ratna Pathak. The duo also has two sons, Imaad and Vivaan. It’s been more than two decades since Naseer and Ratna have been together, and now the veteran actor has opened up about the key aspect of their happy relationship and long marriage.
Naseeruddin Shah talks about his first meeting with his wife, Ratna Pathak
In a recent interview on the We Are Yuvaa YouTube channel, Naseeruddin Shah talked about his wife, Ratna Pathak. The actor shared that it is not that his wife is Rasmalai. She rather is capable of speaking harsh words if required. However, speaking about how they met, Naseeruddin shared that he met Ratna when she was just 17 years old. The actor mentioned that there was something in Ratna that he took a liking to her. Shah then shared that, eventually, their friendship grew stronger, and he got to see how Ratna is a responsible and meticulous person. Naseeruddin said:
“We did a play together when she was 17. I don’t know what it was about her, but I took a liking to her. And as the days went by, our friendship grew stronger. And I realised that she is a very responsible person, and a very meticulous person. I’m all over the place, but we’ve found a balance.”