Regarding Sonakshi Sinha's marriage to Zaheer Iqbal, Shatrughan Singh said, "I'll be the happiest dad, but she has the right to choose her companion."

Following the discovery of Sonakshi Sinha and Zaheer Iqbal's wedding invitation on the internet on Thursday, Sonakshi's father Shatrughan Sinha declared that his daughter “has the right to choose her companion.” The seasoned actor stated that she will always have his blessings even though he was "neither confirming nor denying" the news of her marriage.

Shatrughan, who is close to his only daughter Sonakshi, called her the "apple of his eye" in an interview with The Times of India. Additionally, he stated that he would back his daughter's decision "if" she decided to get married. "I will be the happiest father on her wedding day, and Sonakshi has the right to choose her companion," he declared.