Farhan Akhtar breaks his silence over divorce with Adhuna, says big thing about daughters, ‘it had nothing…’

Farhan Akhtar is dedicated to his daughters Shakya and Akira, whom he had together with his first wife Adhuna. The actor-turned-filmmaker often hangs out together with his children along together with his wife Shibani Dandekar. He recently spoke about feeling extremely ‘guilty’ for his daughters following his divorce. The ‘Bhaag Milkha Bhaag’ actor dated Adhuna Bhabani for 3 years. The couple welcomed two children, Shakya and Akira after marriage in 2000. But after 16 years of marriage, things went wrong of their seemingly solid relationship, and the couple announced their split in 2016.

Farhan Akhtar feels ‘guilty’ for his daughters

Your entire way through a new episode of podcast Chapter 2, host Rhea Chakraborty asked Farhan Akhtar how his parents’ Javed Akhtar and his first wife, Honey Irani getting a divorce had an impact on him. She then connected it to how his daughters Shakya and Akira dealt together with his separation from their mother, Adhuna and if it turned into tough for them.

Farhan Akhtar conveyed that it wasn’t easy for Shakya and Akira because they thought his relationship with Adhuna turned into ‘solid and perfect’ earlier than it became ‘fractured.’ He acknowledged that his girls were slightly of resentful and angry about what had transpired. The ‘Dil Chahta Hai‘ director continued by saying that they will at last to locate comfort.

He said, “I believe tremendously guilty towards them when Aduna and I are divorced since it had nothing to do with them. So they're the sort of like collateral damage in some emotional way.”

Farhan Akhtar together with his second wife Shibani and daughters – Shakya, Akira

Farhan and Adhuna ended their sixteen-year-long marriage in 2017. He started dating VJ Shibani Dandekar, and in 2022 they were married within the presence of their loved ones.

Regarding his career, Farhan Akhtar made his debut in Rock On! As an actor, Farhan has appeared in films reminiscent of Shaadi Ke Side Effects, Karthik Calling Karthik, Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara, Dil Dhadakne Do, Bhaag Milkha Bhaag, and more. He wore the director’s hat for Aamir Khan, Saif Ali Khan and Akshaye Khanna starrer Dil Chahta Hai for the primary time. To boot, Farhan has directed Don 2, starring Shah Rukh Khan. He and Ritesh Sidhwani recently produced Madgoan Express, Kunal Kemmu’s directorial debut earlier this year.