HELLO AND WELCOME BACK TO ANOTHER EPISODE OF MOMENT OF SILENCEToday we talk about a topic we clearly know a lot about - arranged marriages. We asked our guest Viraj Gehlani for his insights as a newly married man and how it has changed him. From treading new waters with his relationship with his mom, learning about skincare and becoming a dog dad!AND we asked you guys to give us the good, the bad and the ugly from your arranged marriage stories. Like everything on MOS we found ways to laugh at rejection and aww-ed at the cute stories of finding love!#AD Special thanks to Lakme for sponsoring us on Sunscreen Day - please go out with sunscreen slathered on and protect yourself from the harsh rays or the harsh rejections!Follow MoS on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/momentofsilencepod?igsh=bmYwMTRqNmVuZjFnCredits:Naina Bhan - Co-host and certified overthinkerhttps://www.instagram.com/nainabee?igsh=MXNqbmVha2t1ZzFoOQ==Sakshi Shivdasani - Co-host, balancing out Naina’s overthinking with a healthy dose of not thinkinghttps://www.instagram.com/sakshishivdasani?igsh=MWExamVoMXV4MDNsNQ==Viraj Gehlani - A guest on our set and maybe in his own house too?https://www.instagram.com/viraj_ghelani/?hl=enProduced by Handmade - Our personal cheering squad https://www.instagram.com/thehandmadeproductions/?hl=enCreative direction by Tinkre, Keeper of MoS' signature “Pookie” energy Natascha Mehrahttps://www.instagram.com/tinkre.in/ https://www.instagram.com/natascha.zip/ Creative Producer - Rhea Jacob - An Idea bank & Chaos Coordinatorhttps://www.instagram.com/nuclear_rheaction/ Reels edited by Riyan Dalvi - Our meme maestro and unofficial expert on the male psychehttps://www.instagram.com/desiryangaming/ Internationally researched by our very own curiosity engineer - Aashna Sharma https://www.instagram.com/aashna.xyz_?igsh=bWk1NGcwZG03cjZu
Timecodes:
(0:00) intro
(2:03) big boss fights
(4:08) honeymoon bonding
(5:47) bitching is the best
(7:55) skincare and comedians
(10:51) are we vampires/wedding woes
(12:17) fan meets
(13:20) pogo love
(16:04) sakshi’s criteria
(20:28) bald people are rich
(22:38) rejection reasons
(26:18) perpetually preposterous
(28:08) cool surnames
(30:09) Sakshi naina divorce
(32:50) daddy or uncle?
(36:14) worst arranged marriage
(39:27) vishal megamart recruitment
(43:50) viraj is flabbergasted
(45:15) vibes over finances
(47:33) we are not show pieces
(49:29) dowry pride
(52:24) best arranged marriage
(54:45) 60+ years of experience
(56:10) feelings after marriage
(57:52) sobo girl accents
(59:25) mumbai ruined my hindi
(1:01:50) learning from gossip
(1:03:20) niceties