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Shahid Kapoor and Mira Rajput are celebrating a decade of marriage this year. They tied the knot in 2015, and have since become parents to two children. Shahid is the third generation of his family to be a part of the Radha Soami religious order, based in Beas. In an interview, his father, Pankaj Kapur, shared rare details about the family’s faith, and how Radha Soami arranged Shahid and Mira’s marriage. The couple has a 14-year age-gap, which they have addressed in the past. In an interview with Punjab First Voice, Pankaj Kapur said that his father was the first one in the family to join the group, and that he was born into it.
He said that he spends almost all his free time in Beas, and shared details about his son’s marriage. Asked if Shahid also visits Beas with him, Pankaj said, “Yes, he’s initiated too.” Prodded further to reveal more about Shahid’s marriage, and if it was suggested by Radha Soami’s Guru, Pankaj said, “Yes, that’s how it was organised. I don’t want to reveal too much about this topic… Yes, two families were introduced to each other, with the intention of getting Shahid and Mira to tie the knot.”
Both Pankaj and his wife, Supriya Pathak, had nothing but glowing words to say about Mira. “She’s a wonderful child; she is more like my daughter than a daughter-in-law,” he said, and Supriya credited her for bringing the family together. “We are very blessed to have her; she’s the one who brought the family together.” Shahid is the son of Pankaj and his first wife, Neliima Azeem. He has two half-siblings through his father, and one through his mother.
In an earlier interview with Quint Neon, Shahid spoke about finding direction via Radha Soami when he was at his lowest. “It is my spiritual path. I always had a spiritual leaning. I always was very curious about life, about the source of life, about why we are here, what’s the point of it all, and I was very lost because I didn’t have any answers so I couldn’t make sense of anything,” he said, adding, “I follow the Radha Soami path. I really connected with it, and I think that helped me set context to everything. I think that helped me understand things much better, understand myself better. And I think, amongst other things, like being an actor and being a parent, and being a child, I am actually on the quest of finding myself and my relationship with God.”
In another interview, with mid-day, Shahid spoke about meeting Mira through the religious group. “We do share a spiritual faith, but we met via family. We were aware of each other’s spiritual faith,” he said. Shahid and Mira are parents to two children, daughter Misha, and son Zain.
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