In an exclusive interview with Screen, actress Delnaaz Irani revealed why she ended her 14-year-long marriage with Rajiv Paul.
Actress Delnaaz Irani recently opened up about her previous marriage with actor Rajiv Paul. In the latest episode of Screen’s Dear Me, Delnaaz opened up about ending their marriage of 14 years and what ultimately led to their relationship coming to an end.
Delnaaz and Rajiv separated in 2010 and got divorced in 2012. Delnaaz thanked him for the many lessons she learned from him in life, while also revealing that their relationship grew stronger over time.
Talking about her separation from Rajiv Paul, Delnaaz said, “I had walked out of the marriage before I walked out of it. Rajiv keeps denying it, but he had also walked out. He doesn’t want to say it or he never said it, but there are times when there is no love or respect.
For me, it is very important to have respect in a relationship. Today when I say that I love Percy, it is with a lot of respect for that person. When there is no respect in a relationship, it is best to walk out.”
“Some people like to stay in the marriage, be unhappy and keep complaining all the time. But why should we lie to ourselves? I didn’t want to live a life full of lies. People tell me that if we had a child, I wouldn’t have left him, but it is all very imaginary,” Delnaaz added.
She also recalled the time when she faced criticism for ignoring him in Bigg Boss and shared, “When we got married, I was 22-and-a-half years old and he was barely 24, and we loved each other so much. But we were struggling in life, we didn’t know if we were going or coming.
We picked up the pieces and built our lives, and then somewhere, eventually, everything came to an end. We separated, my marriage was over much before I separated.
I still hoped that it would sort out someday, but then, emotionally, physically and mentally, if you are away, it’s over.” “During Bigg Boss a lot of strangers also commented or talked about how he was after me, but I didn’t pay attention to that. They don’t know.
They haven’t lived my life and they haven’t been in my shoes. I was distant. I’m a Virgo; as long as the relationship lasts, we are honest and loyal. Once we are out of something, we are completely out of it,” Delnaaz Irani explained.
Talking about work, Delnaaz is currently seen in the show Mannat on Colors TV. Earlier she was seen in Zoya Akhtar’s film The Archies. Delnaaz was also a part of Kal Ho Naa Ho, which was recently re-released in theatres.
Delnaaz Irani said about divorce from Rajiv Paul: ‘When there is no love and respect in a relationship, it is better to end it’
