New Delhi. There have been many names in the history of Indian cricket who stunned the batsmen with their swing bowling. But outside the field, he himself remained in the headlines due to his ‘googly’ of his personal life. One of these names is that of former Team India all-rounder Manoj Prabhakar. Prabhakar was famous for his sharp bowling and opening. He was equally popular about his love life. His love story with a superhit actress of the 90s is no less than a film drama, in which there are many colors like love, legal complications and sacrifice of career. The story starts from the year 1993. At that time Manoj Prabhakar had established himself as a smart, handsome and dashing player of the Indian cricket team. On the other hand, Farheen, a new face in Bollywood, became an overnight star for his innocence and ‘Madhuri Dixit’ like looks. After the success of the film ‘Jaan Tere Naam’, Farheen had become the choice of every big director.
It was a strange coincidence that the one whom the whole world knew, Farheen did not know. When Manoj Prabhakar reached a gym in Mumbai for treatment, the crowd present there went crazy for his autograph. Farheen was a regular member of that gym. He did not have the slightest interest in cricket. Seeing the crowd, he innocently asked the person next to him. Who is this very good looking and handsome man? Look at the game of fate, Farheen said this so loudly that Manoj Prabhakar himself heard it. When Farheen came to know that he was not an ordinary person but a big cricketer of the country, she came to apologize. The conversation started with this ‘sorry’. Manoj also replied smiling. You did not recognize us, but we recognized you.
Manoj Prabhakar was the star all-rounder of the 90’s tour.
friendship, pain and support
Manoj Prabhakar and Farheen did not start with direct love. Manoj was struggling with serious problems in his first marriage at that time. He was mentally disturbed and needed a companion who could listen to him. Farheen, who was about 10 years younger than Manoj, became a strong emotional support system for him. Farheen said that she never gave any advice to Manoj regarding his marriage, because she herself was very young. But he held Manoj’s hand. Gradually this friendship transformed into that deep feeling which the world calls ‘love’.
Nikah and ‘live-in’ tag before divorce
The relationship between Manoj Prabhakar and Farheen was also controversial during that period. The biggest reason for this was that Manoj was married and was not divorced from his first wife. But the restrictions of society fell short in front of love. Both of them found a middle path. In the year 1994, both of them got married according to Muslim law. However, according to Indian law (Hindu Marriage Act), this relationship was not completely valid until Manoj was divorced. For this reason, they remained in a ‘live-in relationship’ for many years. This wait was not short. Only after 15 years, i.e. in 2008, when Manoj Prabhakar got legally divorced from his first wife, in 2009 did he get married again according to Hindu customs. The special thing about this marriage was that both their sons also witnessed the marriage of their parents.
career steeped in love
As fast as Farheen’s career went up, she suddenly disappeared at the same time. People speculated that maybe Manoj stopped her from working, but the truth was the opposite. Farheen herself revealed that whatever she does, she gives her 100 percent effort. When she fell in love with Manoj Prabhakar, her priorities changed. She was doing films with superstars like Akshay Kumar, but she was more interested in Manoj’s cricket matches than shooting. Wherever Manoj went to play matches, Farheen followed him there. Producers kept searching for her on the sets, their dates were ruined, but for Farheen, only Manoj’s company mattered at that time. At the age of just 21, she ended her shining career. Left behind for the sake of love.
Grandmother became an actress and a complete family
Today Manoj Prabhakar and Farheen are living a happy life in Delhi. Farheen is now a successful businesswoman away from films. The biggest beauty of his story is his family. Manoj’s son from his first wife also lives with him today and helps him in his business. The interesting thing is that the girl from ‘Jaan Tere Naam’ of the 90s has also become a grandmother at the age of 50. Having the support of Manoj Prabhakar, Farheen never regretted leaving his career. He proved that sometimes the real ‘sixes and fours’ of life are not spent on the field, but in maintaining relationships.
