CNN Central News & Network–ITDC India Epress/ITDC News Bhopal: Popular Bollywood actor Sonakshi Sinha got married to her long-time boyfriend Zaheer Iqbal at a private ceremony on Sunday.

While the inter-faith marriage has attracted much backlash online, the actor’s father , actor-politician Shatrughan Sinha expressed delight over his daughter’s marriage.

In what comes as his first reaction to his marriage, he said, “Yeh bhi koi poochne ki baat hai? (Is there a question), Every father waits for this moment when his daughter is given to her chosen groom. My daughter looks most happy with Zaheer. Unki jodi salamat rahe,” reported Times Now.

Shatrughan Sinha further said, “44 years ago, Shatrughan Sinha married a very successful, very beautiful, very talented girl of his choice, Poonam Sinha. Now it is Sonakshi’s turn to marry the boy of her choice.”