Eminent filmmaker, Anurag Kashyap opened up about his relationship with his ex-wives, Aarti Bajaj and Kalki Koechlin and revealed that they are friends.
Anurag Kashyap is one of the most popular filmmakers in the Hindi film industry. He has etched his name in the hearts of millions by making some of the most iconic films of Bollywood. For the unversed, Anurag made his directional debut with the film, Paanch in 2003. Later, he went on to direct blockbuster films like Kennedy, Gangs of Wasseypur, Dobaaraa, Dev.D, Black Friday, Gulaal, Lust Stories, Satya, Manmarziyaan, Masaan, Bombay Talkies and many more. Recently, the filmmaker opened up about his life and talked about his equation with his ex-wives, Aarti Bajaj and Kalki Koechlin.
In the latest interview with Zoom, Anurag Kashyap opened up about his equation with his ex-wives, Aarti Bajaj and Kalki Koechlin. Talking about the same, the filmmaker revealed he is friends with his ex-wives. Anurag added that with time, they have understood their past mistakes and that helped the trio in maintaining a positive relationship. Elaborating more about it, Anurag said:
"When we were young, we made our mistakes. We are mature enough to admit to our mistakes and address our mistakes. Hota hai,abhi bhi kuch pending nikal aata hai. We are friends."
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Further, Anurag mentioned that his first wife, Aarti still helps him with his work. The director mentioned that the bitterness in his relationship with his ex-wives has faded with time. Mentioning how their ability to talk with each other with full honesty has bridged the gap and helped them understand things more maturely, Anurag said:
"Aarti still edits my work, usko kabhi bhi gussa aa sakta hai. But we are friends first. The same thing is true with Kalki. There is an age when we are immature, we are blind, but then a time comes when we become mature and understand things. Till we talk to each other with honesty, that bitterness doesn't stay for long. Bitterness is only between those couples who don't talk to each other with honesty."
Earlier, in one of her interviews with the Indian Express, Kalki Koechlin had opened up about her divorce from Anurag Kashyap. Talking about the same, the actress revealed that the initial years after their divorce were not easy for her. Kalki even added that with time, they had become friends, which was not the case when they got separated. Mentioning how she took a lot of therapy to cope with the problems of her life and come to terms with it, Kalki said:
"There is no denying that for the first few years after our divorce, we couldn't be the kind of friends that we are today. We needed that separate time. Of course, we took that time and I definately took a lot of therapy and now it's been what, seven, eight years? It's been a long, long time so it's fine."
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Anurag Kashyap got married to the film editor, Aarti Bajaj, in 1997. And together, they have a daughter named Aaliya Kashyap. However, the duo parted ways in 2009. Later, Anurag Kashyap tied the knot with actress, Kalki Koechlin in 2011, but the duo divorced in 2015. However, even after getting separated, the filmmaker keeps in touch with his ex-wives and shares a cordial bond relationship with them.
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