Renu Desai speaks openly

Hyderabad, July 09: Actor-turned-Politician Pawan Kalyan's ex-wife Renu Desai is all set to marry her engaged fiance.

Explaining that the marriage is between her fiance and her and not for the world, the actress reveals her wedding plans.

"Instead of at having a lavish wedding, the simple ceremony will be held at Linga Bhairavi Temple, Coimbatore, in December. We are getting married at the Isha Centre in the presence of a few family members. There will be no make-up or jewellery; instead of spending money on the wedding, we have decided to do 'Annadanam' (serving food to people)," she says.

Her friends, however, have been demanding on a grand sangeet and mehendi.

"Pawan got divorced in 2008 (with his first wife) and we got married in 2009. So it was a non-public ceremony, and we did not have a grand sangeet (or) mehendi. So this time my friends have been asking me for a big celebration and I'll be inviting around 40 friends," she shared.

Renu also says she's unable to focus on her new life as her attackers repeatedly troll her with dislike messages. But her kids (Akira and Aadhya) have attached nicely with her fiancé.

"They gel well and he's like a father figure to them. They are super excited about the times ahead," she explains.

Though Pawan congratulated Renu on her new journey on Twitter, she feels,

"Had he done that before, I wouldn't have had to deal with so much negativity. I even asked him to give a press statement that it was a divorce on mutual consent, but he never did. So when I had enough of the hate messages on Twitter, I had to quit," says the actor who left Twitter minutes after her celebrity ex-husband wished her.

"That was a coincidence," she feels.

Opening up about her marriage with the actor, she explains it was Pawan who had asked for the divorce. Revealing that life after marriage was unhappy, Renu adds,

"I went into depression after the divorce and had to undergo counselling. It was a very difficult period for me. Being single for the last 8 years and raising 2 children alone is painful. But I had the support of my friends and family. It just goes to show that a woman doesn't need a man to complete her."

When asked if her kids would like to follow in the footsteps of their father, she says:

"Akira hates being called Jr Powerstar. He says he doesn't want to be a hero but he wants to be a writer. I don’t want to control him. Let him figure out what he wants."