The marriage of Rakhi Sawant to Mysore-based businessman Adil Durrani is making headlines. Adil seemed hesitant to discuss the marriage, although Rakhi has publicly welcomed it by releasing images and video.
Falguni Brahmbhatt, Rakhi’s attorney, asserted that the marriage is wholly legal.
She told IANS: “It is not at all a fake marriage. First of all, a nikah was performed and all the procedures were followed and that nikah was also registered. There is a proper nikahnama. After performing nikah, there is a procedure in Mumbai that you have to register your marriage with the Municipal Corporation.”
“So, Rakhi Sawant and Adil Durrani filled up the form with the Municipal Corporation, went to the office and registered their marriage. They also took the certificate of the marriage. Thus, there is a proper nikahnama and marriage certificate and I don’t know why Adil is denying or shying away from the marriage. Maybe there are some personal reasons. Whatever Rakhi is stating and the pictures that are being shared by her are all real and there is nothing illegal or fake about it. It is a hundred per cent legal marriage.”
On May 29, 2022, Rakhi Sawant and Adil Durrani exchanged vows. They nevertheless kept it a secret.
It was a personal matter. For her nikah, she also underwent a conversion to Islam.
After getting married, Rakhi changed her name to Rakhi Sawant Fatima, and her lawyer confirmed that she had converted to Islam for her nikah.
Rakhi is upfront about her engagement, but Adil is still on the fence. What is Rakhi going to do about it then? “I spoke to Rakhi yesterday and she is traumatised because of her mother’s health as she is very critical and her priority right now is her mother. If she thinks of taking any legal action, we will be taking it forward later. As of now she has not spoken to me about it,” her lawyer said.
Adil Durrani and Rakhi Sawant had been together for a while, and in May of last year, she made an official announcement about their relationship at an event. Her wedding photo recently went viral.
In the caption of the photos and video she also shared from her wedding, she wrote: “Finally, I’m so glad I am exposing my marriage after seven months #rakhisawant.”