Two-time Olympic medallist javelin star Neeraj Chopra's uncle, Surendra Chopra, shared that the Olympian met his wife, Himani Mor, in the United States. The couple got to know each other there before eventually tying the knot.
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00:00The country's golden boy, Neeraj Chopra, suddenly shared his wedding photos on social media
00:07and gave a surprise to the whole of India and the whole world.
00:10Everyone was shocked.
00:12At this time, to talk about this topic at the wedding,
00:15his uncle Surendra is with us at his house.
00:18Surendra ji, you gave a surprise to the whole country.
00:21Neither the media nor any agency got to know about it.
00:24When did you get married? The country wants to know.
00:28Tell us what happened? How did you get married?
00:31The country has come to know.
00:33The country has come to know that you are married.
00:35Everyone wants to know from uncle, how did it happen, where did it happen, how was it?
00:39Look, I think you were old enough.
00:41And a lot of people were saying, they were confused,
00:44that you shouldn't do it now, you should do it,
00:46you should play the Olympics, you should play two.
00:48So now I feel that Neeraj's competition will continue for another two years.
00:53So if he hadn't gotten married now,
00:55he would have lost his time again after two years.
00:57So this was the reason for doing this.
01:00And all this didn't happen suddenly.
01:02It was a plan.
01:04Since when was this a plan? Planning takes a lot of time.
01:07No, it wasn't such a big function.
01:09Actually, it was a family function.
01:11It is heard that for two months, uncle Surendra, Bheem Chopra,
01:15father Sati Chopra, everyone was there.
01:17How did you manage?
01:19Those people want to know. Tell us a little, not much.
01:22No, no, if it was such a big function,
01:24then the management would have seen that thousands of people have been invited.
01:27This was a family function,
01:29in which a maximum of 65-70 people stayed.
01:32Who were those people, from the family or anyone?
01:34Those two families become so many.
01:36The girl's family is also a joint family.
01:38Our family is also a joint family.
01:40So 20-25 people are of our family.
01:4350 people are of the families of both.
01:46So there are 10 guests in it, who were compulsory in your voice.
01:50In that, the people of Neeraj's team were together,
01:53who stood together to manage.
01:56There were media people.
01:58Media?
01:59Sorry, there were photographers.
02:01In this way.
02:03Actually, the suspense was not for the media.
02:06I feel that we were able to do it so well in India,
02:10in our country.
02:11All this was necessary.
02:13No one can say the fear of the media,
02:15because the media always remains supportive,
02:17does not remain against.
02:19But it was felt that,
02:21why can't it be privacy by living in India?
02:24So we tried that.
02:26And I hope that,
02:28if there is a surprise,
02:30it means that it could be done.
02:32No, if you hire an agency,
02:33then what was the plan of this family?
02:35Uncle Surendra, I came to hear that,
02:37this whole plan was yours,
02:39that I will manage everything.
02:41See, I feel that,
02:43I have never done the work of taking credit.
02:45And this is the work of families.
02:47It is a matter of family strength.
02:49It is never possible for one man.
02:51It was the support of both the families,
02:53that this could be done.
02:55After marriage,
02:57his wife brought home,
02:59the whole village did not know.
03:01The media did not know.
03:03Did Neeraj's wife really come here,
03:05and did all the rituals?
03:07What did you do?
03:09Ajit, to do this ritual,
03:11this function has been done with limited people.
03:14And we really,
03:16the three days we spent there,
03:18in the mountains,
03:20the destination wedding,
03:22we did it for the first time.
03:24We enjoyed a lot.
03:26I feel that,
03:28if all the people are watching your videos,
03:30then I will appeal to them that,
03:32if they are rich people,
03:34then they should get married in India.
03:36Privacy can also be there.
03:38If they do something in India,
03:40even in less money,
03:42I feel that,
03:44the function should be done in such a way,
03:46that the family function should be done separately,
03:48and the guest get-together should be done separately.
03:50But for the first time,
03:52I felt that,
03:54the family is enjoying the family function.
03:56The wedding function is being enjoyed by the family.
03:58This I learnt for the first time.
04:00My question is,
04:02Neeraj's wife came to the village,
04:04what is the ritual,
04:06the culture of Haryana,
04:08that they go to the field,
04:10do the pooja,
04:12when did they bring it,
04:14the villagers didn't even know.
04:16Tell us a little bit,
04:18this is an interesting thing.
04:20You are making it interesting,
04:22but Neeraj is a common man,
04:24who has started his life.
04:26There is nothing much interesting.
04:28The good thing is that,
04:30we got married there for three days,
04:32and on the fourth day,
04:34we did the ritual of entering the house
04:36of our daughter-in-law.
04:38We did it very well.
04:40We spent 13-14 hours
04:42with the family.
04:44We were very happy.
04:46You people did the shopping,
04:48the children, the women,
04:50you, Neeraj bought Sherwani.
04:52Now see,
04:54this is a good thing
04:56to learn somewhere.
04:58We don't say that,
05:00we could have done this.
05:02It has happened.
05:04Tell us one thing,
05:06he also didn't say anything,
05:08that incident is very interesting.
05:10I am laughing,
05:12because,
05:14in the whole episode,
05:16till it happened,
05:18we were in the set dress,
05:20that how will it happen,
05:22what we are thinking.
05:24But now it has happened,
05:26so it is fun.
05:28He didn't know about Neeraj.
05:30He was a priest,
05:32who had a keypad phone,
05:34so he was asked,
05:36do you know him?
05:38He said, no, I don't know him.
05:40Then it is good,
05:42priest will also have privacy,
05:44he will not tell anyone.
05:46You people have fame,
05:48Neeraj has fame.
05:50How much dowry did you take?
05:52People want to know.
05:54We took our dowry,
05:56because we did this function
05:58in our country.
06:00We did everything
06:02Our family
06:04has always been against this.
06:06If you are in a joint family,
06:08and if you ever
06:10take time to show
06:12to the viewers,
06:14show it to them personally,
06:16that we have so much management
06:18in a joint family,
06:20in which dowry is far away.
06:22We did this wedding
06:24with a dowry of one rupee.
06:26So, you took one rupee
06:28for dowry.
06:30You can't say that,
06:32it is a oath.
06:34If dowry was attached to it,
06:36we would not have done it.
06:38So, Neeraj Chopra
06:40got married without dowry
06:42in your family?
06:44Definitely.
06:46You can trust this,
06:48you can verify this later.
06:50One more question
06:52in people's minds.
06:54I would like to ask
06:56one last question.
06:58Neeraj's own choice
07:00or the choice of his parents,
07:02how did they meet?
07:04This is what the public
07:06wants to know.
07:08What would have been
07:10love plus arrange?
07:12What would have been
07:14love plus arrange?
07:16What would have been
07:18love plus arrange?
07:20What would have been
07:22love plus arrange?
07:24What would have been
07:26love plus arrange?
07:28Look, both of them
07:30are from the same field.
07:32They were athletes.
07:34They knew each other.
07:36You have heard in the media
07:38that sometimes something
07:40used to happen with someone
07:42and sometimes with someone else.
07:44So, he knew better that
07:46I have to live my whole life.
07:48I don't have to live my life
07:50to show the world.
07:52There are two forms.
07:54One, he could have lived
07:56his whole life,
07:58so he took this decision.
08:00He verified with his family
08:02that do you allow me to do this?
08:04Otherwise, we can go
08:06on your back foot.
08:08So, I think it was
08:10love plus arrange.
08:12It was not a forced decision.
08:14So, Neeraj asked you
08:16and the whole family
08:18agreed to it.
08:20One is to ask
08:22how I like it.
08:24If you like it,
08:26then we can change it.
08:28Now, the marriage is done.
08:30Some people are waiting for the reception.
08:32We will also go to Neeraj Chopra's wedding.
08:34So, is there any such planning
08:36after coming here?
08:38Not currently,
08:40because we are out of India.
08:42So, hopefully,
08:44you will see the training videos
08:46after a week.
08:48He must have started his work.
08:50He must have gone to his studies.
08:52And they know each other.
08:54So, I don't think
08:56there is any excitement
08:58to stay on honeymoon for a month.
09:00Both are well-known
09:02in their field.
09:04So, when they will come back to India,
09:06it will be a convenient time for both of them.
09:08Then there will be a reception plan.
09:10It will be told to you.
09:12It will not be a secret.
09:14What would you like to say
09:16without dowry or marriage?
09:18What would you like to say
09:20to the Chopra family
09:22without dowry or marriage?
09:24I would like to give a message
09:26to the rich people
09:28that if they want to
09:30get rid of the society,
09:32then the common man
09:34will be saved
09:36from selling land, house
09:38and taking a bank loan.
09:40So, they should be careful.
09:42We also tried.
09:44We don't have much money.
09:46When they start doing it,
09:48then the dowry
09:50and court cases
09:52will get rid of the society.
09:54Because our culture
09:56has not developed
09:58as we have started doing it.
10:00Marriage in Himachal?
10:02Yes, in Himachal.
10:04It happened in the mountains.
10:08We have with us
10:10Neeraj Chopra's uncle
10:12Surendra Chopra
10:14His whole family
10:16has been preparing for it
10:18for two months.
10:20Neeraj Chopra married
10:22without dowry.
10:24He took a rupee as dowry.
10:26He gave a message to the society
10:28that the dowry
10:30should be stopped.
10:32The suspense
10:34will be removed.
10:36The pictures of the marriage
10:38will be on social media.