^Juhi never seemed that interested in Jay. Even though it wasn't an arranged marriage, it basically was like that in that I don't think Juhi had any excitement about it. She just figured it was the appropriate thing to do in life.
From an interview she gave just 4-5 year ago -
She discloses with her characteristic candour, "I'd had a quiet registered marriage (when her mother was alive, before leaving for the shooting of Duplicate) but I was supposed to have a proper wedding a little later.
In 1998, Juhi Chawla's marital status was big news and every publication had its nose ready to sniff out details of her personal life. "At that time my marriage was a big thing, Juhi nods.
The Mehtas had planned to make a splash with their son Jay's wedding. "There was an entire wedding planned at the Turf Club. The stage had been designed, all preparations had been done, Juhi describes the usual excitement that prevails when a household goes into wedding mode. "Lists had been made and over 1,000 invites had already gone out to the entire family, even to people abroad.
But the one big blip was that the bride was far from glowing. She accepts, "I was sobbing and crying, Please, I don't want to make it so public.' Juhi was doubly emotional about a public celebration because, "I'd also lost my mom. The registered marriage was for the family, but how does a family come out and tell people, oh, you know they got married? So we were going to have a proper wedding, the works. But I just got such cold feet, I was like, I can't do it, I'm losing everything I have.'
It was at this juncture that her mother-in-law took an unbelievably tough decision that startled everybody. "My mother-in-law just called off everything, she called off the entire wedding, Juhi states, the gratitude still evident. "The rest of the family was horrified but she was the only one who said, If she's not happy, how can you make her do it?' To all the people who had already been invited, she said, No, it's been postponed, we are very sorry.' Honestly, I don't think I'd ever be able to do that for my daughter-in-law. I'd have been like, Are you crazy? Everything's been done.'
Juhi never did have that big fat Indian wedding and it was only over a period of time that people gradually came to terms with the fact that Jay and she had got married. By which time, Juhi too had got used to being Mrs Jay Mehta, then became a mother herself and soon discovered that neither status change adversely impacted her life or career.
Edited by anonymous39 - 8 years ago
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