Esha Deol recently announced her separation from her husband, Bharat Takhtani. Amid all this, an extract from the actress' book has raised many eyebrows.
Daughter of veteran actors, Dharmendra and Hema Malini, Esha Deol tied the knot with businessman, Bharat Takhtani, after a few years of dating. The duo had a private traditional wedding ceremony on June 29, 2012, at the ISKCON temple in Mumbai. Esha and Bharat welcomed their elder daughter, Radhya, in 2017, and their second one, Miraya, was born in 2019. The couple left everyone shocked after they announced their separation after almost 12 years of marriage.
In 2020, Esha Deol penned a book titled Amma Mia: Stories, Advice and Recipes from One Mother to Another, and an extract from the same is going viral on the internet. The particular piece talked about how Esha's businessman-husband, Bharat felt neglected after the birth of their second daughter. Miraya. She wrote:
“After my second baby, for a short while, I noticed that Bharat was cranky and irritated with me. He felt that I wasn’t giving him enough attention. It is very natural for a husband to feel this way because at that time, I was consumed with Radhya’s playschool fiasco and feeding Miraya, and I was also between writing my book and dealing with my production meetings. So, he felt neglected."
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Bharat's changed behaviour bothered Esha, and she immediately realised her mistake. She recalled how she would often forget her husband's needs and even send him to the office wearing unironed shirts and didn't bother about his lunch. The actress shared:
"And I immediately noticed the error of my ways. I remembered the times when Bharat had asked me for a new toothbrush, and it had slipped my mind, or when his shirts hadn’t been pressed, or when I sent him off to work without bothering to check what he’d been given for lunch.”
Esha Deol further wrote that Bharat never asked for too much and told the things directly to her face. So, to keep the romance alive, the actress quickly made sure to rectify her mistakes and decided to go on movie dates and dinner with her husband. She added:
"He’s a man of very few needs, and if I couldn’t look after him, there was something wrong. I quickly made sure to rectify it. Bharat is different; he tells me directly, to my face, if he senses a problem. But there may be men who are not so forthcoming. It falls on you to keep the romance alive. I figured that I hadn’t gone out for date nights or a movie with him in a while. So I decided to step out of my tracks, loosen my bun, wear a nice dress, and go out with him on the weekends."
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Unfortunately, after 12 years of marital bliss, Esha and Bharat decided to part ways on February 6, 2024. There were rumours of their separation in the media after Bharat missed Hema Malini’s 75th birthday celebrations and the two completely stopped making any public appearances together. Esha and Bharat shared a joint statement via the Delhi Times to publicly announce their divorce. Their statement could be read as:
“We have mutually and amicably decided to part ways. Through this shift in our lives, the best interests and welfare of our two children is and will be of utmost importance to us. We’d appreciate our privacy is respected.”
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