Veteran singer Suresh Wadkar she has faced a long-standing rumor that she once turned down a marriage proposal Madhuri Dixit Because he was “too thin”.
“Madhuri can pull out my remaining hair”
Speaking to Lallantop, Wadkar dismissed the claim and revealed that he never received any proposal from the actor’s family.“Hey Bhagwan, woh Madhuri wali afwah! Madhuri toh mujhe kisi din na…jitne andar natural baal hain woh bhi noch legi (God, that Madhuri rumour! One day Madhuri will pull out even the few natural hairs I have left),” he joked, referring to the persistent rumours.Calling Madhuri a close friend and colleague, he said, “Bahut meri achhi friend hai. Industry ki colleague hai. Mujhe bahut pasand bhi hai woh (He is a very good friend and industry colleague. I like it a lot.”Wadkar blamed the rumor’s popularity on a remark he made years ago Archana Puran Singh.“Yeh shaitani Archana Puran Singh ki hai. Woh bhi meri behen hai, bahut pyaar karti hai. Pata nahi kahaan se sun ke unhone TV pe bol diya. Us waqt se mere jitne interviews hote hain, sab mein yeh question poocha jaata hai (This prank is Archana Puran Singh and I like it. I don’t know where he heard it, but he mentioned it on TV since then, I get asked this question in every interview).“
“How can I reject the proposal when I never received it?”
Asked if he ever discussed the rumor with Madhuri, Wadkar replied, “Nahi, kaise kar sakta hoon main? (No, how can I do that?)”The singer also admitted that there might have been some inquiry from Madhuri’s family at a time when she was one of the fittest bachelors in the industry.“Ho sakta hai us waqt koi aisa kissa hua hoga. Unke father ki taraf se koi inquiry hui hogi (Something like this may have happened at that time. It is possible that there was an inquiry from his father.)However, he vehemently denied that he had given up on the actor.“Yeh likh ke aata hai ki Suresh Wadkar ne usko isliye mana kiya kyunki woh bahut patli thi. Patli toh thi woh. Agar Abodh picture aap dekhenge toh usmein aisi patli thi ladki (People write because Suresh Wadkar rejected him so much at that time. Abodh, you will see how thin he was).”He quickly clarified, “Aap tak baat pahunchi nahi, main kaise mana karta? (The proposal never even came to me, so how can I reject it?)”
“Padma had already entered my life”
Wadkar revealed that by the time such rumors were doing the rounds, his future wife Padma had already become an important part of his life.“Tab tak Padma meri zindagi mein aa chuki thi. Padma meri student rahi hai (By then, Padma had already entered my life. She was my student),” he said.Sharing how their relationship evolved, the singer recalled, “Mujhe idhar se kabhi nikalna nahi. Mujhe bhale ek kone mein rehne dena, magar main idhar hi rahungi (Never ask me to leave this place. Let me be in a corner if you have to, but I want to stay here).”
How Padma held on during a health crisis
The veteran singer added that Padma stood by his side during a difficult phase of his life when he underwent bypass surgery in 1997.“Meri tabiyat kharab ho gayi thi. Bypass surgery hui thi. Meri didi ne aur Padma ne bahut seva ki. Didi toh meri aashraydata thi hi, magar Padma ne bhi itni seva ki (My health deteriorated and I underwent bypass surgery. My elder sister and Padma took care of me a lot. My sister was always my support system, but Padma also took care of me with tremendous dedication),” she shared.Wadkar also recounted a memorable moment involving Sathya Sai Baba, whom he and Padma hold in high esteem.“Baba ne mujhe kaha tha, ‘Abhi tumhara first class operation hua hai. Aaram se raho, lambi life jiyo, achhe se khao-piyo. Main tumhari shaadi karaunga.” Padma bhi us interview mein thi. Bahar aakar woh rone lagi thi (Baba told me, ‘Your surgery has been a success. Relax, live a long life, eat well and enjoy life. I will marry you.’ Padma was present during that interaction, and when she came out, she started crying),” she recalled.
