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Internet Sensation Monalisa Bhosle Weds in Interfaith Ceremony

Published 12 March 2026

Monalisa Bhosle, the 18-year-old internet sensation who captured attention during the 2025 Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj, married her partner Farman Khan in an interfaith ceremony at the Arumanoor Sri Nainaar Deva Temple in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, on March 11, 2026. The couple, who faced opposition from Bhosle's family over their relationship across religious lines, sought and received police assurance of protection before proceeding with the wedding.

The union followed a period of family tension that prompted Bhosle and Khan to approach the Thampanoor Police Station earlier that day. Bhosle, originally from Indore in Madhya Pradesh, alleged that her father, Vijay Singh Bhosle, was pressuring her to return home and marry someone of his choosing. Police officials confirmed that no formal case was registered, as Bhosle is legally an adult with the right to make her own decisions about her personal life. After discussions involving her father, who had traveled to Kerala to retrieve her, the matter was resolved amicably, and he returned to Indore without her. Officers noted there were no reports of physical coercion, allowing the couple to leave with members of a film crew...

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