In India, there is a social stigma around divorce. However, society is eventually breaking its pattern. In the latest episode of Hauterrfly’s The Male Feminist, Kal Ho Naa Ho actor Delnaaz Irani spoke at length about her divorce from actor Rajeev Paul. She discussed the topic in depth and opened up about how the entire process was messy. Delnaaz Irani also shared about her life after divorce. Read on.
Delnaaz Irani On Divorce
In the recent episode of The Male Feminist, host Siddharth Aalambayan asked Delnaaz Irani about the bad phase experience between 2010 and 2012, and if the societal expectations from a woman going through divorce ever affected her. The actor said, “Sadly, it’s very unfortunate, not speaking for all men or women, but mentally and emotionally, you are out of the relationship, then it’s like two strangers living in the same house. In 2010, many announcements about the divorce were made in the newspapers, but from my point of view, the relationship was over way before 2010.”
She added, “Many discussions happened between us as a couple about what’s not working. But in a relationship, people take each other for granted, and probably that happened with me. My partner kept taking me for granted, probably he did not realise that the matter was going to turn serious. There was nothing like divorce in my dictionary. From where I come, a middle-class, Parsi family, my parents were together for so many years, even my nana-nani. We were never exposed to that concept, despite being open-minded and liberal. That does not mean that we would take divorce lightly. The emotional turmoil was a struggle for the longest time.”
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Delnaaz Irani also revealed that she never spoke about it to her parents. The actor also said that her father had a heart attack in 2010 and passed away in 2011. Delnaaz Irani also spoke about alimony and said, “I never got anything. The divorce was messy because one person wanted it and the other did not. I chose my peace over everything. You have to pick up the broken pieces and live life again”
You can watch the entire episode here-