THEIR love story has all the trappings of a blockbuster. When 19-year-old Konedela Srija, daughter of southern star Chiranjeevi, married 22-...
THEIR love story has all the trappings of a blockbuster. When 19-year-old Konedela Srija, daughter of southern star Chiranjeevi, married 22-year-old Sirish Bhardwaj against her family’s wishes, she knew it wasn’t going to be easy. Now that the court has come to their rescue, the couple is hopeful. “We never wanted to elope,” says Srija, “But we had no choice. Both our families were against the match. But now that we’re married, it is time to go back home.” Srija and Sirish met four years ago. “I was 15 and he had just passed out of school,” Srija remembers, “Initially, we were just friends but gradually started liking each other.” The couple was all set to get married when Srija turned 18. “But both our families got to know about our relationship and stopped us from interacting. I was under house arrest for one year. It was a very painful period but we trusted each other,” she says. However, Sirish was preparing for marriage during those days. “On the day we were supposed to get married, I escaped from my house. It was one hour after our wedding that our families came to know of it,” she adds. Her father Chiranjeevi was very angry about their marriage initially. “I feel my father should have understood my feelings. If he had, there would have been no problems,” she adds. “All I want now is to get back to my in-laws house and we will visit my parents later,” she says
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