Kunal Kemmu says mom-in-law Sharmila Tagore didn’t make eye contact with him for ‘the longest time’, Saif Ali Khan complimented his biceps

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Asked who he was scared to meet the most, the actor continued, “You’re always more nervous to meet the parents, and in her household, everybody is a champion. The first time I met Saif bhai was, we used to go play pool at a friend’s place. Bhai and his friend came together, and we met for the first time while playing pool. And the first thing he noticed about me was, ‘You’ve got good biceps’. I remember he was the coolest person. It was too early for him to ask me what my intentions were, but he just chilled with us. He’s just such a nice person in general, and we’ve spent so much time together, we hardly ever talk about films. He has vivid interests, and he wants to know what your interests are and talk about those.”

Going back to their first meeting over pool, Kunal said that they got ‘pretty competitive’ and the conversation revolved mostly around fitness and travel. He asked Soha if Saif had said anything about him to her, and her response was, “He said you have good biceps.”

But Kunal’s first meeting with Soha’s parents was more nerve-wracking. “The most intimidating was meeting Amma. Dad was also pretty cool, but I was just intimidated anyways, even though he’s pretty sweet. I remember Amma didn’t make eye contact with me for the longest time. Her questions weren’t directed at me. She asked, ‘So, what do you do?’ looking at a magazine. That was the first meeting, in the second meeting I got eye contact, and then we became really cool,” he said.

Soha and Kunal tied the knot in 2015 after dating for a couple of years. In 2017, they welcomed daughter Inaaya Naumi.