Marriage with Ratna Pathak was difficult for drug addict and divorcee Naseeruddin Shah, had to wait for seven years

Naseeruddin Shah is counted among the veteran actors of Bollywood. Recently he has talked about his personal life. Naseeruddin Shah married Ratna Pathak on April 2, 1982. The couple has two sons, Imad and Vivaan, both of whom are actors.
Naseeruddin Shah and Ratna Pathak may be living a happy life today, but the couple had to struggle a lot to get married. The actor revealed in an interview that Ratna's parents refused to adopt him because he was a very short-tempered man.
Naseeruddin told in an interview with 'Humans of Bombay' how he fell in love with Ratna Pathak at first sight. He said, "When I met her for the first time, I had done my first film. I was working on a play by K. I just felt that I wanted to know this person. We have always stood by each other's ups and downs. The truth is that he is very tough and very nice, in every way Standing by me in times of
Naseeruddin told that Ratna's parents had opposed their marriage. The actor said that he was a drug addict and already married when he met Ratna Pathak. Because of this, Ratna Pathak's parents did not want both of them to get married, but the actress never paid attention to these things.
Talking about his happy marriage with Ratna, Naseeruddin Shah said that he and his wife put their friendship above anything else. The actor further explained how any relationship is made strong.
He said, "In marriage, you should respect and honor your partner, we often tend to underestimate our partner after marriage, we should not expect anything from each other. The same is the case with friendship. The person who You should not expect anything from someone whom you consider your friend. Whatever he does is fine with you. That's why our relationship has been where I have never been the master of the house and she has never been the maid of the house. "