Do you know that yesteryear actress, Poonam Dhillon had an extra-marital affair to take revenge from her husband, Ashok Thakeria? Read on to learn the details.
Poonam Dhillon is one of the few actresses in Hindi cinema who left a permanent mark on the audiences’ hearts with her versatile performances. Her innocent eyes and enchanting smile awestruck millions. At the mere age of 16, Poonam worked with celebrities like Amitabh Bachchan, Rakhi, Shashi Kapoor, and Sanjeev Kumar in her debut film.
Poonam was in school while working on her cult film, Noorie and would take her exams in Delhi in the morning and fly to Mumbai for shoots in the evening. Poonam Dhillon got married to Ashok Thakeria in 1988, and the couple is blessed with two kids, Anmol Thakeria and Paloma Thakeria. Poonam Dhillon was one of the finest actresses of her time, and she would often hit the headlines for her personal life.
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Poonam Dhillon had met producer, Ashok Thakeria at their common friends’ Holi party, and the two instantly became friends. Poonam and Ashok’s friendship bloomed into love, and soon, the duo got married. However, soon problems started cropping up in Poonam and Ashok’s marital life as he rarely gave her any time.
He kept himself busy with work, and since Poonam took a break from acting, she started missing her career. She resumed work after some time but was not getting good work. As years passed, their incompatibility increased, and the duo started arguing on everything. Poonam felt that Ashok hardly gave her any time. It was a difficult phase for Poonam.
Poonam wanted a divorce from Ashok and started seeking legal help. Around the year 1993-94, Ashok had an extra-marital affair, and it was the final nail in the coffin. Poonam was insecure, and when she confronted Ashok, he didn’t deny or make any efforts to hide his affair and rather promised to remain faithful to her.
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Poonam, who kept mum about her troubled personal life, began washing her dirty linen in public. Her suspicion and anger at being cheated added to the problems in her marriage. Later, to teach her husband a lesson and give him a taste of his own medicine, Poonam had an extra-marital affair with a Hong Kong-based businessman, Kiku.
Many reports stated that Kiku would visit Mumbai regularly to meet Poonam and she too travelled to Hong Kong. The problems and frustration were too much for Ashok and Poonam to handle, and in 1997, they were officially granted divorce. The custody of their two children, Anmol and Paloma was given to Poonam.
Throughout her career, Poonam Dhillon was linked to many people. Poonam began her career with the film, Noorie, and it was filmmaker Ramesh Talwar, who was madly in love with her. There were also rumours of Poonam Dhillon and Ramesh Talwar’s secret engagement and that he bought a bungalow for Poonam in Juhu. However, the couple parted their ways.
The next man in Poonam’s life was filmmaker, Raj Sippy, with whom she wanted to settle down. But since Raj was already a married man and was not ready to leave his wife for Poonam, she had to call it quits.
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Poonam was one of the most gorgeous actresses, and people were crazy about her. In an interview with Pinkvilla, Poonam opened up about the linkup rumours about her and revealed the truth behind it. The actress said:
"Every film you do, it’s the producer, who wants you to get linked with the hero. That’s how rumours are spread. You look good in the romantic poses in the film. They send those pictures around. It was all contrived and done for publicity. I didn’t give a thought to the rumours."
In the same interview, Poonam also talked about being cordial with her ex-husband, Ashok Thakeria. Talking about the same, Poonam revealed that they both are each other's well-wishers and always stand beside one another in difficult times. She added:
"We’re each other’s well-wishers. We regard each other with great respect. If Ashok has any issue or problem in life, I’ll definitely be there for him. I was equally grieved when he lost his mother a few years ago. I was extremely fond of her. She was such a wonderful person. I loved her a lot. Some relationships may not work in the format they’re supposed to work. But it doesn’t make the other person bad. Just to justify my decision to separate, I cannot badmouth Ashok."
Poonam Dhillon has faced a lot of ups and downs in her life. Lack of passion, instability and infidelity ruined her marriage with Ashok Thakeria. But despite all this, she single-handedly raised her kids. She is the epitome of strength.
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