Naseeruddin Shah reveals Ratna Pathak Shah's parents were against their marriage

Bollywood actor Naseeruddin Shah has revealed that he fell for Ratna Pathak Shah when he first saw her. However, her parents were against their relationship as the actor was a drug addict at that time and had also been married earlier.
After dating for seven years, Ratna and Naseeruddin got married on April 2, 1982. He has a daughter, Heeba Shah, from his first marriage.Ratna and Naseeruddin have two sons, Imaad Shah and Vivaan Shah. Both Imaad and Vivaan are actors.
When asked if he lived with Ratna before getting married, he shared that they did not live together, since they were courting only. He courted her for seven years before getting married. Ratna's parents were against it, as he was a drug addict and married before. But she did not pay any heed to that.
Meanwhile, on the work front, Naseeruddin was recently seen in the OTT period drama 'Taj Reign of Revenge' in which he plays emperor Akbar. Whereas Ratna made her film debut in Gujarati cinema with 'Kutch Express'. The actor has already appeared in the web series 'Trial By Fire' earlier this year. She is also seen as the matriarch of a close-knit Gujarati family comedy series 'Happy Family: Conditions Apply'.