Shilpa Shetty denies marrying Raj Kundra for his money, reveals wealthier men were wooing her: ‘I’m rich too’

Shilpa Shetty said that husband Raj Kundra is extremely charming and lovable, and she married him for his personality and not his wealth.

Shilpa Shetty married Raj Kundra in 2009. (Photo: Shilpa/Instagram)

Shilpa Shetty recently addressed trolls who alleged that she married Raj Kundra for his wealth. She clarified that while her husband may be rich, her decision to marry him wasn’t solely based on this. Addressing misconceptions about her financial status, Shilpa said that while she was aware of Raj’s background, her own achievements often went overlooked. “When I married him, he was supposed to be some 108th youngest or richest British Indian according to Google. People forgot to google Shilpa Shetty, who was also very rich back then. Today, I’m even richer,” she said in an interview with Zoom.

The actor continued, “When you’re successful, you want to have a man who’s not going to feel insecure, and you have to marry someone who’s going to be able to afford your lifestyle because otherwise there’ll be a whole Abhiman situation happening at home.”

Shilpa explained that the main reason she married Raj was because he’s a good person. She added that everything else, including wealth, was not as important. Even if he had lots of money but wasn’t a good person, she wouldn’t have married him. She added, “There were richer people than him that were wooing me at that time.”

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She said, “When I married him, coincidentally, he was well placed and I think god wanted us to be together and things worked out, but the reason I got married to him was because he is extremely charming and lovable. All my friends have become friends of Raj now they’ve all shifted loyalties because Raj is like the life of every party and he’s just likable.”

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In 2019, during an episode of Farah Khan’s show Backbenchers, Anil Kapoor and Shilpa were guests. Farah asked Shilpa why she said ‘yes’ to Raj Kundra’s proposal. Before Shilpa could answer, Anil Kapoor joked, “She wanted the money.” Shilpa had replied. “Paison ke alawa baahein bhi phaliayi thi”. Shilpa and Raj tied the knot in 2009. The couple have two kids.

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