Naseeruddin Shah and his wife, Ratna Pathak make for one of the most adored couples in Bollywood. The veteran actors have left behind a legacy of great filmography, that cannot be matched up by anyone else. For the unversed, the duo crossed paths during their learning years at the National School Of Drama, and fell in love with one another. Despite being from different religious faiths, and the fact that Naseeruddin was previously married once, it did not deter them to jumping into the bliss of companionship. The duo, who got married in 1982, is blessed with two sons, Imaad and Vivaan.
Naseeruddin Shah’s open letter reveals his mother’s reaction to his interfaith marriage with Ratna Pathak
Naseeruddin Shah recently published an open letter with the National Herald, where he revealed unheard anecdotes from his personal life, specifically about his interfaith marriage with Ratna Pathak. The talented actor recounted how his mother at first was taken aback as to why Ratna didn’t change her religion post-wedding, but later understood the former’s firm affirmation on not doing so, being her voluntary choice. Naseeruddin mentioned:
“As it happened, the subject of my wife Ratna converting to Islam was brought up just once by my mother and that as enquiry, to which on receiving a reply in the negative, she concurred with a ‘haan, mazhab kaise badla jaa sakta hai’.”