Remember veteran actor Kabir Bedi’s daughter Pooja Bedi who scorched the big screen with her role in Aamir Khan’s ‘Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikander’? The actress, who divorced her husband Farhan Furniturewalla in the year 2003, is set to get married for the second time to boyfriend Maneck Contractor. The couple is in a happy space and recently got engaged in a private ceremony on Valentine’s Day (14th February). 15 years after getting separated from her husband, Pooja Bedi will tie the knot for the second time with beau Farhan later this year.
Pooja Bedi (Photo: Instagram)
Pooja confirmed the great news to a leading daily.
Sharing her love story with beau Maneck Contractor to the daily, Pooja said that, “Maneck and I have known each other since our boarding-school days. He was three years my senior. Though we weren’t that familiar with each other back then, we’ve always had common friends. Last year, he posted about his new venture in Goa on a chat group, and I went there to review it. That was how we reconnected.“
Pooja Bedi’s bikini clad daughter Aalia beating the heat in a pool with step-brother Zaan in Indonesia
Pooja Bedi with beau Maneck Contractor (Photo: Instagram)
Pooja Bedi further revealed that her children – daugter Aalia Furniturewalla and son Omar Ebrahim, really likes Maneck. Speaking about the same, she told Bombay Times that, “I got divorced on February 14, 2003, and got engaged on February 14, 2019. I have had relationships in between and my kids have liked every person that I have been with. But it is very different with Maneck — they adore him and want him in our lives forever, which is a wonderful feeling as a single parent. They are happy that I am settling down finally. They have wanted this for me for the longest time. It’s a wonderful phase — my son is studying abroad, my daughter is entering films and the empty nest syndrome that a lot of mothers face has been filled beautifully by this relationship and my journey ahead with Maneck.”
Pooja with daughter Aalia & son Omar (Photo: Instagram)
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For the uninitiated, Pooja Bedi was also in a relationship with actor-dancer Hanif Hilal and her ‘Bigg Boss 5’ co-contestant Akashdeep Saigal aka Sky.
Pooja with father Kabir Bedi (Photo: Web)
On the career front, Pooja Bedi did few films including ‘Lootere’, ‘Vishkanya’, ‘Phir Teri Kahani Yaad Aayee’ among others after the success of ‘Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar’. Aprt from films, she has also hosted & participated various TV shows including ‘Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 1’, ‘Nach Baliye 3’ (participated with ex-beau Hanif), ‘Fear Factor – Khatron Ke Khiladi 1’, ‘Bigg Boss 5’ among others.
Heartiest congratulations to the couple!
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