Singer Mika Singh has decided to find love on TV through a reality show. Following the footsteps of Rakhi Sawant and Rahul Mahajan now Mika is all set to find his better half with the upcoming TV show Swayamvar-Mika Di Vohti.
During an interview with BT, Mika shared that he was offered to do the show a decade back but he didn’t take it up then. He said, “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 hang out with girls and that is my reason for 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.”
He added, “Right now, I am 44. Better hai ya toh main single rahoon, ya ab shaadi kar loon. Girls know what they want and the kind of understanding they want, so I want someone like that.”
When asked if he intends to find love by the end of the show, he said, “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. The 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 for 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.”
When asked about his family’s reaction, Mika shared, “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.”
When asked if he wants to change his image with this show, the singer said, “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.”
Talking about his former love interests, Mika said, “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.” .
Earlier celebs like Rahul Mahajan, Rakhi Sawant and Ratan Rajput have also taken this route to find a partner for themselves.