Koirala tied the knot with Nepali businessman Samrat Dahal in a traditional Nepali ceremony in Kathmandu in June. According to the actor, “My life and priorities have changed. I can’t think beyond the life that I’ve now got with Sam. Though my own family is very precious to me, the time I spend with Sam’s family is very important right now. His mother is a lovely person, and so are his father and brother.”
Koirala, who starred in Bombay and Dil Se, is candid enough to admit that being married is not easy. “Sam and I are working hard on our marriage. We want this to work. With the blessing of the people who love us, it will. We now realise how much it takes to make a marriage work. It’s tough on both of us. But since we love one another, we are willing to make all the compromises that go into a successful marriage,” she said.
Koirala used to date Bollywood actor Nana Patekar.
At the moment, Koirala is not thinking of her acting career. “I need to work on my marriage. I have to make it work. It is the most important thing to have happened to me. And I need to spend time with my husband and his family. Right now I’m not thinking of my career but I will be involved with cinema in one way or another.”
The actor returns to Mumbai later this month without her husband. “I have to attend the screening of Onir’s I am in New York and then Deepti Naval’s Do Paise Ki Dhoop Chaar Aane Ki Baarish. Both feature me in good roles and I am committed to attending both the events.”
“I also have a bit of work to complete on the Malayalam film I’m doing. That’s it. After that I’m back in Kathmandu to be with my husband,” she added.
As for throwing a post-wedding reception party in Mumbai, Koirala said: “I hope that soon there will be even more reason to celebrate.” IANS
Published in The Express Tribune, September 11th, 2010.
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