Agenda 2021: Simple living and high thinking
Strap: Balraj, the 2016 Roadies winner, has decided to keep his upcoming wedding penny plain
Aakanksha N Bhardwaj
Tribune News Service
Jalandhar, January 22
Balraj Singh Khehra, a known personality from the city, Roadies winner (2016) and former Mr Punjab runner-up is going to take a big step in his life this year. He got engaged two days ago and will be getting married in coming months.
His agenda for this year is clear: “to spread a message that there is no need to spend lots of money on the marriages.”
Khehra will go for a simple marriage in the presence of family members. “My fiancee is a Defence officer. And we both have decided that we will not do what others in Punjab mostly do. They push the boat out on marriages…we are not going to do this,” he said.
“It is a common thinking that girl’s father gives a lot in marriage. I don’t want to get indulged in any kind of lein-dein (give and take). I want to give a message to youth that this is how you should enter into a new relationship,” Khehra added.
He revealed that there was an exchange of only Re 1 in their engagement and didn’t accept anything else. He said that those who cannot spend much also get intimidated by others and spend excess money just because of societal pressure which is wrong.
Recently, Khehra has also been extending support to the farmers’ stir. He said that the movement has united everyone which is the biggest success.
BOX: Know Khehra?
While growing up in a small village, a dream of becoming an actor was nurturing in Khehra’s mind. To achieve them, he took part in Mr Punjab in 2014 and finished second in the competition. Thereafter, he set sail and gave auditions in the Punjabi film industry.
Balraj had then developed a grouse that people from the Punjabi film industry would say that he was not a ‘known face’ so he could not get a chance to appear in the films. Later, he took it as a challenge and headed to accomplish his ultimate dream.
Then Roadies happened and he won the show. Balraj is a trained fitness trainer and has a team called ‘fitness freaks’ that gives training to celebrities and businessmen. He has also played the role of Boota Singh in a show based on Battle of Saragarhi.
