Salim said, “Honey was a very good friend of mine. Javed suggested her name during the casting of Seeta aur Geeta. They soon became excited about their relationship. Honey Irani’s mother told Javed, ‘I don’t like you coming here every day, better marry her.’” Javed Akhtar added, “Salim saab said, ‘You need two witnesses to get married.’ I said you are there. Obviously, I’d choose no one else.”