Dalljiet Kaur reflects on divorce with first husband Shalin Bhanot; says, “I wish I had gotten to know him better before marriage”

Television actor Dalljiet Kaur talked about her divorce from her first husband, actor Shalin Bhanot. The two parted ways in 2015. Looking back on that trying time, Dalljiet acknowledged that she spent two to three years in denial about her divorce, remembering times when she sobbed and broke down.

Dalljiet Kaur opens up about her divorce with Shalin Bhanot

Dalljiet revealed that she thinks things may have turned out differently if she had spent more time getting to know Shalin before getting married. Speaking to Screen, she said, “We got married within a couple of months after winning Nach Baliye (a dance reality show). I wish I had gotten to know him better before marriage. If I had, these things wouldn’t have happened.”

The failed marriage took a heavy emotional toll on Dalljiet. She said, “I was in denial for more than 2–3 years that my marriage broke. The word ‘divorce’ wouldn’t sit well with me; I would just break down and cry. Jaydon was an infant at that time. It wasn’t easy. I even avoided any romantic advances because, in my head, I was still married.”

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According to Dalljiet, Shalin didn’t spend much time with their kid Jaydon after they split up. She never stopped Shalin from meeting his son, and said, “If you ask Shalin today how old Jaydon is, he wouldn’t know.”

Dalljiet disclosed that she wanted to provide Jaydon a “normal family” because he missed having a father role, which is why she wanted a second marriage. But she also got divorced from her second marriage to businessman Nikhil Patel. She added, “He (Jaydon) was thrilled for the second marriage because he missed having a father. Watching him crave for a dad, especially on occasions like Father’s Day, was heartbreaking. I protected him for nine years. I took a decision back then to protect him, and then this happened. It felt like I failed. Jaydon didn’t deserve all of this; no child on this earth does.”

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