Actor Karishma Tanna tied the knot with Mumbai-based businessman Varun Bangera on February 5. Before the wedding, she was quite tight-lipped about everything related to it. Now she’s finally opening up about the intimate ceremony that took place in Mumbai.

“It was really good,” Tanna says, adding, “I was particular about how I’d look, the decor, my makeup and everything else. I wanted to ensure that I looked different and that the whole setup was something that had never been seen before. You only get married once, mostly (laughs). So you need to make the best of it.” 

Talking about the moment when she walked down the aisle, i.e., towards the mandap, the 38-year-old says, “I wanted to pinch myself at that moment. I wondered if I was really the bride! It wasn’t sinking [that I was getting married] even when the haldi and mehendi ceremonies had started. Till that point, it was just a regular party; we were chilling. But when I started wearing my (wedding) outfit... I was like, ‘Oh my God, this is [really] happening’! I didn’t get any wedding jitters, but I felt the butterflies in my stomach as I started walking [towards the mandap]. It was a beautiful feeling to start a new chapter in life with my man.”

The actor says she was eagerly waiting to get married. “I’ve been single for almost a donkey’s years. So I was looking forward to becoming a Mrs. And a Mrs to such a beautiful partner. They say achhe kaam mein waqt lagta hai, and I felt that,” she gushes and reveals that her wedding had only “80-100 guests”. Tanna says, “That is the best thing that Coronavirus has done, make it an intimate affair. I always wanted a small yet fancy wedding.”

Since the actor is a self-confessed perfectionist, probe her if she picked the outfit for the groom, and she exclaims: “Of course.” She adds, “It was a mutual decision too, like we picked the colours.” 

Talking about how she didn’t shed a tear at all during her wedding but her mum did, Tanna says, “She did cry, as she was giving away her daughter. But then, my maayka and sasural are in the same building, so she is okay now.”

The fight between Bigg Boss inmates Karishma Tanna and Puneet Issar, who have been at loggerheads for quite some time now, has taken an ugly turn with Puneet's daughter Nivriti taking to a microblogging site and posting a tweet about Karishma's dead father. This hasn't gone down well with many, including Karishma's mother. The infamous tweet, which has gone viral and is receiving a backlash from every nook and corner, reads, 'Did her father die a natural death? or did he Kill himself for having a daughter like her who has no sense??'(sic). We spoke to the families of the warring inmates regarding the same:


I CRIED OVER THE TWEET: JASMINA TANNA, KARISHMA'S MOTHER
“The tweet was disturbing and I cried a lot after learning about it. I have no clue why Puneet is projecting my daughter in that manner by calling her a bimbette and mitti ka madhav. I felt bad. He is behaving strangely as he supports her on some days and goes all out against her on other days. Karishma had called him her father because she actually saw a father figure in him. And with the latest tweet, Nivriti has proved that she is his daughter and is negative. While he keeps telling Praneet to not indulge in Shakuni-niti, he himself is indulging heavily in duryodhanniti (Puneet had essayed Duryodhan in Mahabharat).“

I APOLOGISE IF KARISHMA'S FAMILY IS HURT: NIVRITI ISSAR, PUNEET'S DAUGHTER
“The tweet was posted from a fake account. Several media houses have reported about it without even verifying it with me. Bombay Times is the first publication that thought of checking with me about the tweet. I immediately clarified regarding the same on my account. My family and I have been so disturbed ever since the tweet was posted. I am a daughter and my father is alive. I would never write anything against any daughter. I have never spoken against any evicted inmate even though they have gone all out against my father. Why would I do something now? It's just a game show and not the end of the world. I am sure they don't feel any malice towards anyone as it's not them, but the circumstances that have pushed them to react in a particular manner. I am sure they would reconnect and become friends once they are out of the house. One tends to react strangely because of the unnatural circumstances they live in. The tweet is shameful. I have a clear conscience and am God-fearing. But I would like to apologise if the tweet has hurt Karishma's family.“