Did Genelia D'Souza almost marry John Abraham during 'Force'? Actress REACTS to bizarre old rumours: 'I think you should ask…'
Back in 2012, strange rumours surfaced claiming that Genelia D'Souza and
John Abraham
were accidentally married during the shooting of the film 'Force'. The story said that a real priest on set had performed an actual Hindu wedding ceremony, including all the traditional rituals like mantras, garlands, mangalsutra, and the seven pheras.
In a new interview with
Siddharth
Kannan, Genelia cleared the air and confirmed that the so-called marriage never happened.
'There was no truth to it'
Addressing the bizarre rumour, Genelia said, 'There was no truth to it. We didn't get married. These stories were spread by PR, and I think you should ask them why they did it.'
The 'Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na' actress explained that the entire buzz was created by PR teams and had nothing to do with her or John.
Back in 2012, the story had taken the media by storm, making many people believe that the on-screen wedding had turned real.
Today, Genelia is happily married to actor
Riteish Deshmukh
. The couple tied the knot in 2012 and have two children.
Genelia's Bollywood comeback
During a recent panel at Elle Impact, she revealed how some people doubted her comeback after 10 years. 'Being an actor who has worked in six languages and someone who took a break because I was having babies, I remember people telling me, 'Oh, you want to come back to films after 10 years? It won't work', but my comeback film became a cult hit.
We shouldn't listen to people.'
She added, 'It's a part of our life. I feel we hype our success too much and stress a bit too much about failure, whereas the impact and intent of your daily life are what truly matter.'
On the work front, Genelia is ready to return to the big screen. She will be seen next in 'Sitaare Zameen Par', which is a sequel to
Aamir Khan
's much-loved film 'Taare Zameen Par'.
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