| | | | Thoda Aur Intezaar: Mona Singh and Karan Oberoi | After Aishwarya Rai, TV's own dream girl, Mona 'Jassi' Singh, will be the next bride-in-waiting from our rapidly relationship-friendly industry.
Though Mona remains characteristically coy about expressing her love for Karan Oberoi (Band of Boys and co-anchor of Zee's Antakshari), he is gallant enough to stand by his ladylove through her career and other individual impulses.
Says Karan, "We haven't finalised a date yet, but yes, our wedding is definitely on next year. I leave it entirely to Mona.
She has Bollywood aspirations, I don't. For me, music is everything. Even if Band of Boys is reduced to just one boy, I'll continue to sing."
Family ties
The reason Mona has been quiet about her relationship with Karan is because her parents had issues with their friendship.
However, they bonded big-time with Karan while shooting for Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin in Malaysia. "That's when Mona's parents realised I'm not a bad sort of guy. Mona and I are so alike, as are our families.
Both of us have army backgrounds, but what really bonds us is our small-town roots. We haven't forgotten where we've come from," he says.
The couple first met while shooting for Jassi… in Mauritius. "After that, we sort of drifted apart, only to be brought together again in the show.
Thank god for Jassi…! But yes, celebrity relationships are endangered by excessive attention."
Which explains Mona's reluctance to wax eloquent about her man. Says Karan, "People in the entertainment business lead 'fish bowl' lives.
But I guess we've learnt to cope with all the attention. Patience and mutual understanding always helps."
Stand by me
Will Mona continue to work after marriage? "What she should or shouldn't do after marriage is not for me to decide. What she does with her life beyond her relationship with me is entirely her prerogative and I will stand by her."
Karan isn't doing any serials at the moment. "I decided to anchor Antakshari because I love music and Zee allowed me to host it my way. I love kids and interacting with them.
Besides, we have a very enthusiastic team that doesn't think the way the home medium has been lobotomised into thinking," he says frankly.
As for his tenure with the Band of Boys, Karan says he has just shot another music video with them. "We should be out with another album soon. In the meanwhile, I'm doing a whole lot of shows."
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