Thiruvananthapuram, March 12 Monalisa Bhonsle, the young woman who gained fame during the Prayagraj Kumbh Mela last year and who married a man of her choice here, said on Thursday that the reports of her being underage were "false and incorrect".
Her statement came a day after her wedding to a Muslim man at a temple here.
"I am 18 years old," Bhonsle told reporters here.
Her husband said that they had registered their marriage, and this would not have been possible if she were underage.
"She is above 18 years of age. Otherwise, how would our registered marriage be possible. All the news regarding her being underage are false and incorrect. Please do not believe that," he said. Bhonsle also said that such news items were "false and incorrect."
When reporters asked the couple whether they intended to continue staying in Kerala, the man said that it depended on his wife's wishes.
Bhonsle said that she liked Kerala and wanted to stay in the state.
She also said that the filming of one of her movies was complete, and the other was ongoing.
Her husband said that they had met and fallen in love six months ago when they were cast for a movie.
"The filming of that movie has not started yet," he added.
The couple got married on Wednesday at the Nainar Temple at Arumanoor in Poovar in the presence of Kerala General Education Minister V Sivankutty, ruling CPI (M) state secretary M V Govindan, Rajya Sabha MP A A Rahim and other prominent leaders of the Marxist party.
Bhonsle had said that her family did not like their relationship and had pressured her to marry another person.
On Wednesday, the couple had reached the Thampanoor police station alleging that her father was trying to forcibly take her back to her hometown.
The couple had arrived in nearby Poovar recently in connection with a film shoot.
The Indore girl, with a captivating smile and beautiful eyes, had gained fame after a virtual content creator shared a video of her selling rudraksh garlands at the Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh last year.