After attending many weddings as a performer, it seems like the wedding bells are finally going to ring for Mika Singh. In the age of dating apps, the singer has decided to find love on TV through a reality show. Going all out to find a life partner for himself, the Sawan Mein Lag Gayi Aag singer will be seen on an upcoming TV show Swayamvar-Mika Di Vohti. He shares that he was offered to do the show a decade back as well but he didn’t take it up then. However, now he felt that it was time for him to take the plunge.
In a chat with us, Mika revealed why he decided to take this route to find himself a partner. He says, “I think many people would want to have a swayamvar like this. I am lucky that I got an offer like this after many years. I was not ready earlier, I have said no to at least 100-150 rishtas in last 20 years, and my work was really important to me. People would think that I like to party and hangout with girls and that is my reason of not getting married but that was never the case. Meri family mein aaj tak meri itni himmat nahi hui ki main Daler paaji ko apni koi girlfriend dikhaun, humare mein yeh system nahi hai. Woh respect rehti hai. Finally, when this offer came Daler paaji said, ‘Kar le, kya pata koi mil jaye. Tu waise toh humari baat nahi maan raha.”
But why now, we ask? “Right now, I am 44. Better hai ya toh main single rahoon, ya ab shaadi kar loon,” he shares. Talking about the kind of girl that he is looking for, Mika adds, “We should have an understanding. Girls know what they want and the kind of understanding they want, so I want someone like that.”
‘I plan to find love by the end of the show’
When asked if he intends to find love by the end of the show, or does he plan to get married in the last episode, he says, “I am looking for love as well as marriage. Love hoga tabhi toh marriage hogi na! Love is blind, pyaar ek second mein bhi ho jata hai and kabhi kabhi time lag jata hai. And sometimes hota hi nahi hai. Main show ke end tak pyaar dhundh lunga, phir shaadi bhi kar lunga. Wedding might not take place by the end of the show, but it’s a possibility. When couples get married, they post mushy pictures on social media likes and comments. They want people to talk about them even if not many attend their wedding. That way, I am very lucky because each moment of my life will be telecasted. Meri khushi ka har pal saari duniya dekh rahi hoga.”
Talking about his family’s reaction, Mika shares that everyone is happy. “Mere ghar wale auntiyon wali baatein karte rehte hain. They say, ‘Koi hai toh bata de, main uske ghar pe baat kar lungi.’ Main bolta hoon koi nahi hai, toh kehte hain, ‘Ho hi nahi sakta, sadda aina sona munda hai.’ They are happy that finally I have taken the first step. I don’t have a phobia or an issue in meeting people, mujhe bas saamne waale ke saath baith kar mana karna achha nahi lagta. I think what will her parents think and that’s why I have not met a girl for marriage in 20 years,” he says.
‘I totally love my image’
But does he want to change his image with the show, we ask? “I love my image, I don’t want to change it. Jo main hoon, mujhe pasand hai. I have had a very challenging life, main chaahe kuchh karu ya na karu tab bhi nazaron mein aa jata hoon. Agar main chup baitha hoon toh log chaahenge ki main kuchh karu – ya toh peeke gir jaaye ya gaadi thok de – but I love my image. I am a bad boy with a good heart and that’s why I have a huge fan following. I am here because of my fans, artistes announcetheir shows on social media, I don’t even do that. I have enough shows, songs and fans just like Salman bhai. Har insaan ki life mein do categories hoti hain – koi aapko pasand karta hai koi nahi karta, jisko apne artistes ko pasand karna hota hai woh karta hi hai,” he says.
Sharing about his former love interests, Mika points out he had a love life two decades back. “Uske baad main apne career mein hi busy raha. I had a girlfriend in 2001 and she was from Delhi so her parents were like, ‘Bollywood aisa hi hota hai, leave it’. I had another girlfriend during my struggling period and I told her that I am going to be an upcoming star, uske parents ne bola jab banega star tab dekhenge toh 2- 3 meri girlfriends thi and teeno ki shaadi maine attend kari because meri life mein yeh important tha ki uske parents kya chahte hain. I am not selfish, I don’t want a life where me and my partner are cut off from our families, so it did not work out,” shares the Party Toh Banti Hai singer.
He adds that he hopes to find a life partner through the show. Before Mika, Rahul Mahajan, Rakhi Sawant and Ratan Rajput have also taken this route to find a partner for themselves.
