Akanksha Puri revealed why she did not marry Mika Singh right after their 'swayamvar'. Read on to know more!
Swayamvar, according to mythology, is a method of marriage when a woman chooses a husband according to her will from a group of suitors. It was largley practised by the kings and queens in ancient India. However, in today’s context, it is nothing but a publicity gimmick by celebrities. Long back in 2009, it was controversy queen, Rakhi Sawant who did her swayamvar on national television. Since then, many well-known names like Rahul Mahajan, Ratan Rajput, Mallika Sherawat and Shehnaz Gill have carried forward the reality show.
Recently, popular singer, Mika Singh stunned the nation by choosing his rumoured ex-girlfriend, Akanksha Puri as his bride in the show, Swayamvar- Mika Di Vohti. Though it has been a month since the show ended, the lovebirds have not tied the knot yet. Now, in a recent media interaction, the actress revealed the reason behind her delaying marriage with Mika.
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In a recent interview with ETimes, Akanksha was asked to shed light on her wedding plans with her loving boyfriend, Mika Singh. To which, the actress got a bit irked and asked why people could not see her enjoying the dating phase and wanted her to get married. She added how it had been a long time since her being single, and now she wants to have fun and enjoy her dating phase to the fullest. In her words:
"I don’t know why people don’t want to see me in a dating phase. They just want to see me getting married. Why can’t I date, romance someone and enjoy the phase. I want to enjoy the courtship period with Mikaji. I have missed it a lot as I’ve been single for a long time and I want to enjoy the dating phase. Thoda romance Ho life mein toh mazaa aata hai."
Further, in the same conversation, Akanksha claimed that she had been Mika’s friend for the last 13 years and had never dated him. Hence, she would like to take the time to take her friendship with Mika to the next level. Calling themselves mature and not students of ‘kindergarten’, Akanksha said:
"When you are friends with somebody for 13 years and you are taking that friendship to a next level of dating, it takes a lot of time. We are currently at a very matured stage of our lives. It is not a Kindergarten story where we start going out for coffee dates, and give teddy bears to each other. I am glad that I am with Mikaji as we are very comfortable with each other."
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For those who don’t know, Akanksha Puri was earlier dating Paras Chhabra. Their relationship was in the headlines when Paras had openly talked about his soured relationship with Akanksha during his stint in Bigg Boss 13. In the same conversation, the actress was asked if she plans to participate in Bigg Boss 16 with Mika. Answering this, she said:
"I have just won a reality show, so I want to just enjoy that phase. I don’t know if Mika ji has been offered to be on Bigg Boss. I have won a show recently and won many other things with it, so I just want to live that moment."
We hope Akanksha and Mika enjoy their dating phase to the fullest and decide to take the plunge soon!
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