Bollywood actor-dancer Malaika Arora opened up about getting married to her ex-husband Arbaaz Khan at a young age, and their divorce after 19 years of relationship.
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In the Women’s Day special round table chat with an Indian media outlet, Malaika Arora candidly confessed, “I don’t know what got into my head, I said by 22-23 I want to get married. No one forced me but it was what I needed to do right now because it was the best option I had at that moment.”
Speaking about parting ways with Khan after nearly two decades of marriage, Arora furthered, “When I decided to get divorced, I don’t think there were too many women in the industry getting divorced and moving on. I felt, for me, my personal growth, my choice, I had to feel okay within if I had to make my kid happy and make my kid flourish in his space. So, that’s what I did.”
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“I had to feel settled and happy inside, to make anyone around me happy. It starts with me,” she concluded.
Pertinent to note here Arora tied the knot with actor-director Arbaaz Khan in 1998, at the age of 25. They announced separation in 2016, citing compatibility issues, while the divorce for the ex-couple was finalized the following year. They share a son, Arhaan Khan, 21.
Arbaaz Khan got married for the second time, to celebrity makeup artist Sshura Khan, in an intimate nikkah ceremony last year.
Meanwhile, Arora has been in a relationship with actor Arjun Kapoor for over six years at this point.
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