Did You Know Anshula Kapoor Felt Isolated By Friends When Boney Kapoor, Sridevi Got Married?

Anshula Kapoor who recently starred in Prime Video’s The Traitors, opened up about the emotional aftermath of her parents’ separation!

Anshula Kapoor, who recently starred in Prime Video’s The Traitors, opened up about the emotional aftermath of her parents’ separation, a time marked by confusion, loneliness, and social alienation. In a recent interview Anshula Kapoor shared how her father’s controversial marriage to late actress Sridevi impacted her childhood in ways that still shape her today.

Anshula Kapoor Opens Up On Boney Kapoor, Sridevi

Recalling those early years, Anshula said she was just in the first grade when things began to change not just at home, but socially as well. At the time, divorce and separation were still taboo topics, even in a cosmopolitan city like Mumbai. “Back in the ’90s, people weren’t used to the idea of broken families,” she explained. “Divorces were rare. When our parents separated, society didn’t know how to respond. That discomfort trickled down to how people treated me.”

She shared that many of her classmates’ families began distancing themselves. Playdates stopped, invitations dwindled, and a noticeable shift in attitude began to creep into everyday interactions. “There were parents who didn’t want their kids to come to our house. It was as if we were carrying some social stigma.”

While Arjun was already in secondary school at the time, Anshula leaned on her cousins Rhea and Harsh Varrdhan Kapoor for support. “I’ve always had to figure things out solo, perhaps that’s why I still don’t feel fully at ease in groups,” she reflected.

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Anshula also opened up about the emotional void created by her father’s absence. “The hardest part wasn’t just the social isolation. It was not having dad around. Everything about our family structure had shifted.” Despite the hardships, Anshula holds no bitterness today. After Sridevi’s sudden passing in 2018, she and Arjun reconnected with their half-sisters Janhvi and Khushi.

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First Published: July 01, 2025 3:20 PM