Manoj Muntashir Shares Anecdote on Shammi Kapoor, Later Apologises for Factual Error

Lyricist and screenwriter Manoj Muntashir lately apologised for a factual mistake he dedicated on the singing actuality present Indian Idol 12, the place he is without doubt one of the judges. In the episode, he had talked about Shammi Kapoor and his relationship along with his spouse, late actor Geeta Baali.

Sharing an anecdote, Muntashir stated that Kapoor had utilized Geeta’s lipstick to the parting between her hair rather than vermillion to consummate their marriage. Shammi Kapoor, in an interview about his e-book Shammi Kapoor: The Game Changer, had stated to Rauf Ahmed, “When we reached the temple at the crack of dawn, Geeta in her by-now crumpled salwar-kameez and I in my kurta-pajama, it was pouring cats and dogs. With Hari Valia as the sole witness, the pujari (priest) performed the ceremonial rites and we took seven pheras (rounds) of the holy fire and were declared husband and wife. Geeta took out a lipstick from her purse and asked me to apply it on her maang (parting of the hair) like sindoor (vermilion) to proclaim our marital status.”