Shah Rukh Khan says it is a personal matter, and every individual gets a different taste of it. For many others it is the same all over, you either take the plunge on your own, or are forced into it and in either case you lose. Lose your identity, lose your independence and lose your peace of mind.
Someone truly says, “Marriage is like life in this- that it is a field of battle, and not a bed of roses.”

So the question arises: Is marriage a gamble, an illusion, a compromise or just a harsh reality that in order to face, one better be strong?
So here are some TV celebrities who want defined marriage in their own words, or you can say, introduced us to their own unique definition of marriage.

Tanaaz & Bakhtyar Irani (actors):  Telly stars Tanaaz and Bakhtyar have known each other for more than a year, and are soon to tie the nuptial knot. When asked what according to them is marriage….. Whether a gamble, a compromise, an illusion or reality, Tanaaz is quick to point out that it was definitely no gamble for the two of them. According to her all the decision making stuff should be kept for the initial stages of your courtship. But when you enter into a relationship, you should be very clear; a mutual and constant effort should be made to achieve those goals. They also believe that, “Marriage is for those who can keep it, if you cannot better it, don’t enter it.” They further add, “The very way you see your parents and siblings, should define your attitude towards your spouse as well.” Bakhtyar says, you have your differences with your parents too, but still you carry on with them all through your life, then why call it off with your spouse in just a matter of two or three or for that matter ten years. Nurturing the relationship is important. Nurturing it and standing by it in thick and thin of life is what is required. “Marriage should be a relationship of compulsion rather than option. It is very much a reality, that one must know how to face”, feels Tanaaz.

Hussain Kuwajerwala & Tina: Hussain is the most talked about TV stars on star plus. A romantic to the core, Hussain is married to his long time girlfriend Tina, a fashion designer by profession. When asked what according to them the definition of marriage is, they popped up in chorus that it’s just a formality for them. Hussain says, “since we know each other for the past nine years and had been in regular touch, the equations that we shared then are no different than we do today.” Tina further adds up, “Even then we were as good as married. For us tying the knot has only strengthened our bond all the more.” According to them, staying together is important, but that doesn’t mean you’ll not commit, “love is no relation of connivance, it must be stamped by commitment and for that stamp marriage comes in to scene”, explained Hussain. “For me marriage is a practical reality that keeps the two of us attracted to each other and comes with added perks of security and protection, which cease to exist in case you support some other institution say live in or something else”, he added.

Smriti Malhotra Irani (actress): When asked about the definition of marriage, Smriti explains, “Marriage is an indisputable reality, which depends thoroughly upon the kind of spouse you choose, for the rest of your life. Marriage is one of the most important decisions of a girl’s life, which she ought to take with utmost care and seriousness, so it’s simply not worth tagging something as flimsy as illusion”. Taking up her political avatar and getting into shoes of a social activist she articulates, “ Specially in a country like India, where issues like marriage are most of the time resolved by the family and not by a girl, it becomes all the more important for her to adapt to the reality which her parents have chosen for her.” She further adds, “It’s not just an obligation to play well the roles of a wife and a mother, there’s a lot more to marriage. The ideal way to start it with friendship, gradually moving on to eternal love, by nurturing it with your commitment” opines this ‘ideal bahu’ of many TV serials. All that she had to say when asked her to comment upon “wedding as a gamble” was “You are putting a question mark on the entire institution of marriage, it’s just no gamble. One has to enter a marriage with a positive frame of mind with an endeavor to work out things together, rather than embracing it as a compulsion and dragging it like a burden all through your life.”