Archive · 3 Dec 2025
Zeeshan Ayyub Opens Up About Interfaith Marriage Struggles
Zeeshan Ayyub and Rasika Agashe met at the National School of Drama and fell in love.
They faced difficulties because they come from different religions, Hindu and Muslim.
Their families were against their marriage, so they ran away to Goa for a few days to avoid the backlash.
Eventually, their families accepted their decision, and they got married under the Special Marriage Act.
This act allowed them to marry without religious interference, so they could live according to their own beliefs without pressuring each other.
Zeeshan Ayyub and Rasika Agashe met at the National School of Drama (NSD) and fell in love.
They faced family opposition due to their different religions, Hindu and Muslim.
The couple escaped to Goa for four days to avoid family backlash before their marriage.
They got married under the Special Marriage Act to avoid religious interference in their marriage.
Both families eventually attended their wedding, and they have been married since 2007.
- Who
- Zeeshan Ayyub and Rasika Agashe
- What
- Interfaith marriage and family struggles
- When
- Married in 2007, discussed in a recent interview
- Where
- Met at National School of Drama, escaped to Goa
- Why
- To avoid family backlash and religious interference
- Couple
- Zeeshan Ayyub and Rasika Agashe
- Marriage Year
- 2007
- Marriage Act
- Special Marriage Act
- Meeting Place
- National School of Drama (NSD)
- Escape Location
- Goa