Bigg Boss 13 fame Shefali Jariwala who rose to fame with Kaanta Laga was earlier married to singer Harmeet Singh. The two got divorced after five years of their marriage in 2009, they decided to break it off because of irreconcilable differences. In a recent interview, Shefali has finally opened up about what triggered her divorce with ex-husband Harmeet.
She had stated, “It is very important to understand that you are not being appreciated. Not every kind of violence is physical. There is a lot of mental violence that also happens and you are very unhappy in your life. I think, one of the reasons why I could make the decision for myself, was because I was independent. I was making my own money. The biggest fear in our country is we have is of the society. Divorce is considered to be taboo but the way I have been raised, is to not really care about society but just do what we feel is right. I could take such steps in my life and had strong support”.
As divorce is still considered taboo in this patriarchal society Shefali said that she could make the decision only because she was independent. “I think, one of the reasons why I could make the decision for myself, was because I was independent. I was making my own money. The biggest fear in our country that we have is of society. Divorce is considered to be taboo but the way I have been raised is to not really care about society but just do what we feel is right. I could take such steps in my life and had strong support.” Shefali further stressed the importance of women understanding if they are happy in their marriage and if they are not then there are people who can help them come out of it.
Shefali is currently in a happy space having married actor Parag Tyagi in 2014.
