One of the greatest comedians of all time, Rajpal Yadav's personal life was not a bed of roses. For the unversed, the actor was earlier married to a lady named Karuna. However, she left the mortal planes while giving birth to their daughter, Jyoti. Afterwards, Rajpal tied the knot to Radha, a Canada-based girl, on May 10, 2003. Together, the couple was blessed with two daughters, Harshita and Rehanshi. Now, Rajpal recalled how he dealt with the death of his first wife when he was just 20 years and also how his second wife took complete care of his kids and his family.
In an interview with The Lallantop, Rajpal Yadav recalled how the tragedy hit him when he was just 20 years old and unable to handle the weight of emotions. He revealed how his father got him married to Karuna after getting selected to work at the Ordnance Clothing factory. However, Karuna left the mortal planes while delivering their daughter, Jyoti. During this time, Rajpal was not with her and planning to meet Karuna the next day. But destiny planned something else, and he had to carry his first wife on his shoulder. Rajpal recalled:
“Back in the day, if you were a 20-year-old man with a job, people would ask your family to get you married. So, my father got me married. My first wife, she just delivered a baby, a daughter, and died. I was supposed to meet her the next day but was then carrying her dead body on my shoulders. But thanks to my family, my mother, my sister-in-law, it never felt like my daughter didn’t have her mother, she grew up with a lot of love. ”
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For the unversed, Rajpal's first wife, Karuna left for the heavenly abode in 1991, and this was a huge shock for the actor. Thus, it took 13 years for him to establish his name in the industry. During this time, he studied at the National School of Drama in Delhi and worked in various TV shows and films. Finally, he felt settled after his film, Jungle, was released in 2000. Then, in 2003, he started his marital bliss with his second wife, Radha. Recalling his first meeting with Radha, Rajpal revealed:
“I was 31 and then I met Radha. I had gone to shoot The Hero in 2001, where we met and remained in touch. We got married in 2003, after both families agreed to it.”
In the same conversation, Rajpal credited his Canadian wife, Radha for easily adapting to his family and culture. Revealing the kind of village culture and rituals Rajpal has in his hometown, he mentioned his wife used to follow them without any objections. Rajpal added:
“Believe you me, I have never asked my wife to wear saree or anything. The way I talk to my mother, my wife talks to her the same way. She learnt the language, one day when I reached the village, I saw that woh muh dhak ke baithi hui hai, because in villages women live a certain way. Whenever she visits the village–during Holi and Diwali–no one can gauge that she knows five languages! There was zero effort from my side."
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Further, Rajpal expressed his gratitude towards Radha for being his pillar of support and actively participating in raising his elder daughter and looking after his family. He also mentioned how Radha accepted Jyoti as her own daughter, and the duo has a beautiful bond. He concluded:
“After my guru, my parents, the one who supported me the most is my wife, 100 percent. Radha also raised the daughter I had from my first wife, as her own. She (Rajpal's elder daughter, Jyoti) is in Lucknow today, happily married but the credit goes to my family and wife (Radha). I did nothing, I was just a medium, everything came along and helped.”
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