Unique: Honey Irani on Farhan Akhtar, Shibani Dandekar marriage ceremony! Says the latter will get alongside very properly with the household – Occasions of India

As Farhan Akhtar and Shibani Dandekar’s large day is drawing shut, the pre-wedding festivities have begun in full swing. The couple who’s all set to take their marriage ceremony vows on February 19, had a mehendi ceremony at present, which was attended by shut relations and associates. Celebs like Rhea Chakraborty, Amrita Arora, Shabana Azmi, Anusha Dandekar had been seen at Farhan Akhatr’s home the place the festivities unfolded.

Forward of their marriage ceremony, Bombay Occasions spoke to Farhan Akhtar’s mom, actress and screenwriter Honey Irani who stated, “I had examined COVID constructive and I used to be beneath isolation and I’m superb now. I’m wanting ahead to take part on their large day.”

Speaking about her daughter-in-law, Irani says, “Shibani is a beautiful baby. She is so stunning and is extraordinarily respectful in the direction of others. She mixes with the household very properly. I meet Shibani each second day. They (Farhan and Shibani) simply reside subsequent door. We additionally went on a vacation to Maldives collectively. Shibani and I discuss on the cellphone virtually daily. We additionally maintain messaging one another. She’s simply too candy. I’m even keen on her dad and mom and her sisters who’re additionally cultured. It was very nice assembly all of them.”

Farhan apparently broke the information about their resolution to get married to his mom by inviting her for dinner hosted by the duo. Sharing extra concerning the type of rapport she shares with Shibani, and the way each Farhan and his accomplice relish her meals, she stated, “There are occasions the place they each name me and say, ‘Mother we’re coming residence kuch achcha banake rakhna. Shibani likes to eat the guacamole I make. She additionally enjoys consuming my nawabi keema and all the opposite mutton dishes I make and naturally the dhansak. She is kind of a foodie! It’s good for them as each of them love meals. Each of them are on food regimen on a regular basis, however Sunday is the day once they need to deal with themselves,” she says.

Ask Irani if she obtained a style of Shibani’s culinary expertise and he or she says, “Effectively, she doesn’t prepare dinner. I need to say that she is studying to prepare dinner, she retains attempting and I do know she’s going to succeed sometime. However actually talking she doesn’t must prepare dinner. We aren’t in instances the place we ask issues like, ‘Kya ladki ko khaana banane aata hai?”

As a senior member of the household, did Irani give any inputs to the couple almost about the marriage prep and he or she says, “I advised them that the festivities will probably be incomplete with out kulfi and jalebi on the menu. I simply don’t care about the remaining (laughs!). The meals needs to be good and it may’t go flawed. That’s the solely factor all people has been considering on proper from the phrase go. It was by no means about ladki kya pehnegi ya ladka kya pehnega…khaana kya banega has at all times been essential.”

Earlier, Farhan’s father, lyricist and screenwriter Javed Akhtar had advised BT that the venue for the marriage, which might be a close-knit affair, will probably be his household residence in Khandala. Speaking about Farhan and Shibani, who’ve reportedly been in a relationship for over three years, senior Akhtar had stated, “Shibani is a really good woman. All of us like her very a lot. A very powerful factor is that she and Farhan get alongside very properly, which is nice.”