In 2000, actor Sharman Joshi wed Prerana Chopra, his college sweetheart, but their marriage wasn’t your typical college romance. Because Prerana is the daughter of seasoned actor Prem Chopra, famous for his legendary body of work in Bollywood, the actor was concerned about dating her. The actor from 3 Idiots recalled that he was afraid of the senior actor’s reaction when they finally started talking about marriage.
When his friendship with Prerana grew into a marriage, Sharman was a well-known theatregoer with dreams of becoming an actor. On his first day of college, Sharman mentioned seeing Prerana in an episode of the podcast Timeout With Ankit. “When I saw her for the first time, I asked my friend who is this girl sitting on the last bench?” Sharman said.
Sharman shared that when his friend told him about Prerana being the iconic Prem Chopra’s daughter, he just turned around and went to the canteen. The actor joked, “I think Prerna was destined to have someone as wonderful as me in her life…, she lucked out. She got married to me but mujhe Prem ji ke nightmares aate the.
Surprisingly, Sharman and Prerana’s union was peaceful thanks to Prem Chopra. “I was very worried about how her dad would react, but mom’s reaction was more fierce than dad’s,” the Rang De Basanti star revealed. He is a gentleman and a wonderful guy. Chopra knew about the difficulties in the film industry because he was a well-known and popular actor, and Sharman was already involved in acting.
“Their concern was real. If I had been at their place, I would have been worried for my daughter too. When you want to be an actor, the chances are slim, and those days especially. Television was not as big as it is today and OTT was not there. So, the chances of making it through were very slim. For me, the good part was that theatre mein tab tak mujhe kaafi pyaar milne lag gaya tha and you can make a living by doing theatre. Not modest, but if you are leading the space, then you can make a comfortable living,” said Sharman.
Sharman recalled the conversation he had with Chopra about his career when the senior actor asked about his backup plan. Sharman shared, “Phir he asked ki agar nahi ban paaye, to maine bol diya ki ‘failed actor banunga’. In 2000, Sharman Joshi and Prerana Chopra, who had been dating for a while, got married.