- By Swati Singh
- Sat, 13 Sep 2025 04:25 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
Soha Ali Khan recently opened up about her bond with her mother, the legendary actress Sharmila Tagore, and the kind of guidance she has received from her over the years. The actress revealed that Sharmila has always respected her children’s individuality and choices, never imposing her own opinions or interfering in their personal decisions. However, Soha recalled one instance where her mother did share a piece of advice. When she and actor Kunal Kemmu decided to live together before tying the knot, Sharmila Tagore gently cautioned her daughter about the dynamics of live-in relationships.
In a conversation with Hautterfly, she mentioned that, in some cases, men might end up delaying marriage when already comfortable in such an arrangement and she wanted Soha to be mindful of that possibility.
Soha said, "The only thing she told me was, for example, if you are going to live together before marriage, there are some men who might delay the marriage and need a push. If you are waiting for him to propose, after living together, he might not feel the incentive to propose. So maybe think about that if you are going to live together. That's what Amma (Sharmila Tagore) said before we entered into the live-in."
She further added, "Of course, eventually, he (Kunal) did propose, and then we got married. But we did speak about where this relationship was going, and it was not pushy at all because marriage was quite irrelevant for us; we were very happy living together. But other people wanted us to get married for good reasons like stability, family, etc., so we took the step for them. It wasn't like we were opposing it or that we wanted to live unmarried - it just was irrelevant. But we knew some people would be happy with us getting married, so why not?"
Soha Ali Khan and Kunal Kemmu tied the knot on January 25, 2015, in a private ceremony in Mumbai. The couple had been in a live-in relationship before marriage and welcomed their daughter, Inaaya Naumi Khemu, in 2017. Soha revealed that her mother, Sharmila Tagore, had advised her to think carefully about marrying Kunal, showing the thoughtful consideration that went into their decision to start a life together.