Apart from their professional endeavors, tinsel town divas grab attention for their personal lives as well. While the married life of the actors may appear hunky-dory, the glamorous industry has a dark and troubling side that most of us are oblivious to. While some celebrities opened up about their traumatic encounters with domestic abuse at the hands of their relationships, others chose to remain silent.
Recently, Rakhi Sawant accused her husband Adil Khan Durrani of domestic violence and a legal battle is going on between them. Amid their fiasco, let’s have a look at actresses, who have been a victim of domestic violence. From Shweta Tiwari to Karisma Kapoor, have a look at actresses who battled this ordeal.
Celebs who were a victim of domestic abuse:
Rakhi Sawant and Adil Khan Durrani
Known as the queen of controversies, Rakhi Sawant recently levelled allegations against her husband Adil Khan Durrani for physically abusing her. She even accused him of extortion, raping her, having an extramarital affair and much more. Looks like their fiasco is heating up day by day. After coming out of jail after 6 months, the two continue to hurl accusations openly. This is not the first time Rakhi has been unlucky in love. Before this, she was married to Ritesh and things even turned bitter between them.
Dalljiet Kaur and Shalin Bhanot
Nach Baliye 4 winner Dalljiet Kaur and Shalin Bhanot had a blissful married life. They were the ideal couple in the television world. To everyone’s surprise, Dalljiet had filed an FIR against Shalin in 2016 for grabbing her by throat, in an attempt to strangle her. They later parted ways. While Dalljiet has found love again in businessmen Nikkhil Patel, Shalin continues to be single.
Nisha Rawal and Karan Mehra
Lock Upp fame Nisha Rawal made big headlines when she claimed she was abused and harassed by her husband Karan Mehra. She filed cases against him and his family for domestic violence, dowry, and criminal intimidation. She also accused him of having an extramarital affair. After the fiasco, they are living separately.
Shweta Tiwari and Raja Chaudhary
One of the most talented actresses on TV, Shweta Tiwari had a troubled married life not once but twice. She faced domestic abuse first with Raja Chaudhary and then with TV actor Abhinav Kohli. The Kasautii Zindagi Kay actress parted ways with Raja owing to his abusive nature and alcoholism. They were married for seven years and Shweta fought for six years to get a divorce from Raja. After settling the divorce proceedings, Shweta tied the knot with TV actor Abhinav Kohli. Unfortunately, even they got divorced.
Karisma Kapoor and Sanjay Kapur
Karisma had tied the nuptial knot with an industrialist, Sanjay Kapur, in 2003. After being married for 13 years with Sanjay, the actress had filed for a divorce in 2014. She had said that her husband, Sanjay Kapur and his family had physically and mentally tortured her. In her divorce plea, Karisma had alleged that Sanjay would abuse her physically and had even asked his mother to slap her once.
Zeenat Aman Sanjay Khan
Zeenat Aman is currently one of the most influential personality on Instagram. While the actress loves to take a trip down the memory lane, life has not been a bed of roses for her when it comes to love. The Hare Rama Hare Krishna actress got married to Sanjay Khan, despite knowing he was already a married man. There were reports that Sanjay brutally thrashed Zeenat in front of his wife in a hotel. After getting divorced from Sanjay Khan, Zeenat Aman later tied the wedding knot with Mazhar Khan. But sadly this relationship also turned out to be physically abusive.
Rati Agnihotri and Anil Virwani
Rati decided to take the plunge at marriage with Anil Virwani on February 9, 1985. As per reports, the actress faced domestic violence back then as her husband, Anil used to reportedly beat her up. However, it was in 2015 that the actress decided to end her marriage and filed a domestic violence case against Anil. They are currently on cordial terms for their son Tanuj.
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