Pooja Bedi Reveals She Will Never Marry Maneck Contractor Despite 8-Year Engagement: ‘Commitment Is Enough’

Pooja Bedi says she has no plans to marry fiancé Maneck Contractor, and marriage simply doesn’t fit the vision they have for the life they want together. They got engaged in 2019.

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Pooja Bedi reveals she won’t marry fiancé Maneck Contractor despite an 8-year engagement, stating commitment is enough. She believes marriage doesn’t fit their vision, simplifies finances, and they are “as good as married” without the legal ties.

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Pooja Bedi On Why She’ll Never Marry Fiancé Maneck Despite Being Engaged For 8 Years: ‘Didn’t Fit Our Vision’

Pooja Bedi recently revealed that her take on marriage has evolved a lot over the years, and she has no plans to tie the knot with her fiance Maneck Contractor, despite being engaged to him for 8 years. She said that the commitment of being engaged is enough for them and marriage does not fit the vision they have for the life they want together. She also added that it makes things easier financially, as both are independent, and can leave their respective assets to their own children. She explained that they are “as good as married” without being officially married.

Pooja Bedi Reveals Why She Won’t Marry Fiancé Maneck Contractor

In a conversation with Vickey Lalwani, Pooja Bedi said that her perspective on marriage has changed a lot over the years. While she once believed in the traditional idea of lifelong marriage, her experiences have since changed how she views the institution. Now, despite being engaged to Maneck for eight years, she has no plans to marry.

“Today I’m in a relationship with Maneck, and I’ve been engaged for eight years. And people ask, so when are you getting married, very excitedly. And I say, I’m not getting married. Engagement is when a person puts a ring on your finger and says, I want to be married to you. Which basically says, I want to spend the rest of my life with you by my side, as a companion, as your lover, as your husband, as a father of your children. The commitment is enough. After the commitment is there, all you’re really doing is signing a piece of paper and getting the government involved in your affair,” she explained.

‘My Assets Go To My Kids, His Assets Go To His Kids’: Pooja Bedi

Pooja said changing attitudes toward marriage have made it easier for couples to choose what works for them. After eight years with Maneck, she prefers staying unmarried, saying it keeps their financial affairs simpler too.

“It is so much easier. I’ve been married, I’ve been divorced, I have two children. He’s been married, he’s been divorced, he has kids too. In terms of simple things, like in terms of your assets, it’s so simple. My assets go to my kids, his assets go to his kids. I’m earning, he’s earning, we’re both independent. I don’t need him for security’s sake. He doesn’t need me for financial security,” she said.

“It’s beautiful because we are literally together because we want to be together, not because we’re bound to be together, and especially not under law. Our families love each other, my kids love him. I love his family. So for me, we are as good as together forever,” she said.

She also mentioned that being in this space of engagement keeps them on their toes, and allows them to maintain the care and affection she fears could change after marriage.

‘We Are As Good As Married,’ Says Pooja Bedi

“We’re not living in. We are as good as married without being married. So he’s based in Goa, I’m based in Bombay, and he comes to stay half the month, and then for a few days of the month I’ll go there, then we have space as well, which is very important,” she said.

When asked whether this means that she and Maneck will never get married, the actress replied, “No, never.” When asked about their 2019 engagement, when she had said she wanted to marry Maneck, Pooja said her perspective had changed over time.

“The intention was to get married, and the reality of what marriage actually looks to us. It didn’t fit our vision for what we want in life, in terms of everything. I don’t want to be contracted to somebody. I’ve been there, done that. I believe everyone should be married. I think marriage is a wonderful space, and it’s just I’ve been there, done that. I don’t see the need to do that.

For the unversed, Pooja Bedi and Maneck Contractor got engaged on February 14, 2019.

She was previously married to Farhan Furniturewala, however they got divorced in 2003. They have two children. Their daughter Alaya F is an actress, known for films such as Jawaani Jaaneman and Freddy.

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