Rajesh Hamal and his beautiful better half Madhu Bhattarai talked about their marriage and post wedded life with Smart Family. Well, let us have a sneak peek into how they met, wedding and the dynamics involved in the love between the power couple. of mu

Rajesh Hamal, he who brought the revolution in the Nepali Film Industry needs no introduction. Heis the most celebrated and arguably the leading actor of Nepal with massivefame and fan following in and outside the country.He is often proclaimed as the “MahaNayak” of Nepali Film Industry for all his contributions. Words would fall short to describe him.

Till date it is fresh in my mind, during 90’s there hardly were any girls (to my knowledge) who did not want to get married to the ultimate superstar of Nepal.I still remember, I was around three or four years old then, whenever anybody used to ask me whom would I marry when I grow up, my answer would be… Any guesses?? Bull’s eye! Yes Iused totimidlyanswer in my fumbled voice “Rajesh Hamal”.

Rajesh Hamal happened to be the most eligible bachelor in the country till 2013.But, finally in 24th May 2014, Rajesh Hamal tied a knot with his longtime girlfriend MadhuBhattarai. With the news and pictures of his wedding blown out all over social networking sites to televisions to news prints there came an end to the long awaited answer to the big question for number of years, “When is Rajesh Hamal going to marry?”

Their reception party had a massive guest list but the wedding ceremony and rituals were steered only in the presence of family and relatives.His marriage was the most hyped topic and talk of the town.Not just his marriage was a surprise for all of us, but being a superstar he married a non – celebrity which was another big surprise, where as there is a trend of celebrity marrying a celebrity.

Marrying someone who does not belong to the same fraternity gives a celeb a chance to lead a low – key life at least at home as they can choose to save their personal life I guess.

This unique couple, with a whooping age difference of more than twenty years between them is a testament to the fact that marriages knows no age limits and love no boundaries.Read on more to know about this power couple up close and personal.

Visiting card plays a role of the hero

They met for the first time on the sets of the Lux Beauty Star pageant in 2004, where Madhu was a participant and Rajesh Hamal was one of the judges of that very contest. Unfortunately she didn’t bag the title but she happened to get the personal visiting card of the superstar.

It is not at all an easy task to get Rajesh Hamal’s personal number, believe in me. Relating to this when I asked him what qualities did he see on her that made him share his personal number with her, he answered something like this;

I cannot pin point any particular one but I liked her over all personality when I saw her for the first time on stage. I trusted my instinct and I just went along.

An understood rapport

Prior to their wedding they dated each other for eight long years and the couple managed to keep their relationship a secret for quite a few years. Let us find out if there was an official proposal or not, before tying a knot.

Rajesh Hamal: There was no such thing as official proposal but you know during the eight years of courtship she was getting quite impatient (both of them laughs) and wanted to get married.It was a natural progression. I thought that we both should give time to ourselves for the relationship to mature. So there was no official proposal but it was understood that sooner or later we were going to get married.

Carry me in your arms

The picture of Rajesh Hamal carrying his newly wed MadhuBhattarai was all over internet, I am pretty sure that you all might have seen that picture. Wasn’t that so sweet? Let us find out if it was just a random shot or was it planned also how the bride reacted to it.

Rajesh Hamal: That was just a spur of the moment.I am a very spontaneous guy, I do not plan anything.Most of the things I have done in my life are very spontaneous. So, that was also another of my spontaneous act.

Madhu: I was surprised. We were dancing at that time and he suddenly carried me in his arms. It was fun and will always remain as a memorable one.

Blissful married life

They have been married for more than two years now, when asked about how the married life is treating them both, this is what they had to say;

Rajesh Hamal: It has been wonderful so far (Smiles). To which Madhu adds; we are very happy.

Alone time

Being a superstar has its own perks but along with it there also comes a downside. We all think that a celebrity have everything in life, but is it the actual reality?We all know that Rajesh Hamal was one of the busiest actors of Nepal and still is busy with many movies, television reality shows, outdoor shows and the list is quite long. So, I wanted to ask him, despite his busy schedule how often does he spend alone time with his better half, to which he answered;

Rajesh Hamal:One time or the other we spend time together almost every day.We do go out for lunch and dinner also we travel together, so we do give time to each other.

In love couple moment – quick Q & A

Who is more romantic and why?

Rajesh Hamal - I think we don’t consciously become romantic; we just feel that romance is there in the air. We do not deliberately try to be romantic. Basically we enjoy each other’s company.

What is your idea of romance?

Rajesh Hamal - Sharing or spending time together, sharing your thoughts with each other or may be traveling together.

Is there an ideal age to marry or age is just a number?

Rajesh Hamal- I think age is just a number. But again, when I first met her I was at a certain age of my life and she was relatively very young. So at that stage I thought that perhaps she needs to mature up a little bit in order to make a decision because if you make a decision randomly in a verytenderage you may regret when you mature up later on life so that was my reading. But as far as gap is concerned it really does not matter so much.

What is it like to be a wife of ‘The Superstar’?

Madhu Bhattarai- It is very difficult to answer this.Actually he is a very decent manand I consider myself very lucky to be his wife rather than calling myself a wife of ‘The Superstar’.I amfortunateenough to be a wife of such a disciplined man who is more loving andresponsible, so I am very happy. There is no any superstar image of his at home; he is just a regular guy.

Tell us the secrets for happy and successful marriage.

Rajesh Hamal - I think marriage is successful whenboth the parties complementeach other.They do not need to have same characteristics or same outlook on life or same taste on things. They could be totally opposite persons but as long as they are complementing each other it is well and good.

Rapid Fire with the firing couple

Favourite romantic movie of Rajesh Hamal

Mr.Hamal: My first movie YugDekhiYugSamma

Mrs. Hamal: I would second that, YugDekhiYugSamma

Best holiday destination

Mr. Hamal: Thailand

Mrs. Hamal: Same here, Thailand

Most memorable gift to each other

Mr. Hamal: A bicycle that she gifted me on one of my birthday before our marriage

Mrs. Hamal: Our wedding

Song that best describes your relationship

Mr. Hamal: Eutamanchekomaya le kati by Late Narayan GopalGuruwacharya

Favourite Nepali actor except than Mr. Hamal

Mrs. Hamal:Sitaram Katel

Sexiest lady alive

Mr. Hamal: She (pointing at his wife)

Favourite celebrity couple

Mr. Hamal: Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie were very nice couple but they have broken up which is so sad so after that I am still searching for the perfect one.

Mrs. Hamal: Us

Fun facts

  • Right from his childhood Rajesh Hamaldid not like going to saloon and sitting on a barber shop.He has a guy who comes over to his place so most of his hair cutting is done at home.
  • According to Rajesh Hamal he is the only person who likes his own cooking as he says he can’t cook anything with a name.If anyone accidently happened to like the food prepared by him and asks to prepare it again it will not be the same next time.
  • One of the two things that he hates doing is shopping. But again, he is a very quick shopper when he has to shop one time or the other. He does not fuss