Actor Manish Goel who is currently seen playing the role of Raghav in Rajan Shahi’s show Anupamaa is appreciated for his exceptional performance. The actor is head over heels in love with his wife Poonam and has been happily married for more than two decades. The two fell in love on the sets of Kasauti Zindagi Kay.

Speaking to Siddharth Kanan about wife Poonam, Manish revealed that his mother had proposed marriage to the actress when she met her. He said Poonam did not like him. ”Meri mom ne Poonam ko bola, ‘mere ghar ki bahu bann jao,’ and Poonam was so upset, ke aise kaise sab ke saamne bola. Phir maine kaha ke mummy dhundh rahi hai ladkiyan, humare marwadiyon mein aise hi hota hai. Toh phir wo kehti hai, ‘Manish, you are not my type.’ Toh maine kaha, ‘You are also not my type boss, mere hai kahi, chalraha hai.’ (Laughs) Toh aise humara tashan chalta rehta tha,” says Manish.

The handsome actor then revealed that after two months of proposing Poonam he wanted to marry her. He said, “Pata nahi kya hua do mahine baad mujhe aisa laga ke yaar yahi sahi hai. Toh I went up to her and I said, ‘I think you are the right girl,’ so she said, ‘Pagal ho kya?’ And I said, ‘Nahi nahi, I am proposing you. Mujhe ye affair aur going around scene nahi chaiye, I want to get married to you. ‘ She said, ‘Have you lost it?’ Toh maine kaha, ‘No no, I am proposing you, lets get married.”

Manish said that his wife Poonam took 6 months to accept his proposal. He continued saying, “Kyunki usko mera background maalum tha. Popular yes, Bahut logo ko date kiya, mujhe yaad bhi nahi, maine gina bhi nahi. Apun har taraf the, matlab aisa tha ke income achi chal rahi hai, aap thode popular bhi ho gaye ho and if you are not committed to anyone then what is the harm?”

He further said, “Poonam ko main ye saari baatein bata tha night shift mein aur imagine main usi ko propose kar raha hoon shadi ke liye. Usne bola tu kaha shadi karega, tu kabhi idhar toh kabhi udhar. Maine kaha main sare accounts close kardunga, tu meri biwi bann jaa”.

Manish then said that he once received a call from Poonam while he was shooting with Urvashi Dholakia for a scene. He then scolded the boy on the set who did not inform him about her call. He said, “Mere boy ne kaha ke Poonam mam ka call tha, toh maine kaha pehle bolta. Toh woh bola sir aapka shot tha. Maine kaha pagal hai tu? Pehle bar toh phone kiya hai usne, idhar de. So I called her and then she said, ‘Its a yes.’ Maine kaha are you serious? Bandra tak pohch jaunga, mana mat kar dena bhai. I still remember, it was 30th April, 2002 when she said yes.”

Manish and Poonam got engaged in just 7 days of her accepting the proposal. The two got married in 20222 and are parents to two children. On the work front, Manish returned to TV after 3 and a half years with Rupali Ganguly starrer Anupamaa.

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