Veteran actors Dharmendra and Hema Malini’s daughter and actress Esha Deol parted ways with her businessman husband Bharat Takhtani. On February 6, 2024, the couple shared a joint statement with the Delhi Times.

Their separation news is doing rounds on social media. The couple has yet to share official statements on their social media pages.

Hours after their separation news, an extract from Esha’s 2020 book Amma Mia went viral. In the book, Esha mentioned that Bharat was irritated with her after their second baby.

Esha Deol On How Bharat Takhtani Was Irritated After Their Second Baby

The extract from Esha Deol’s book Amma Mia is going viral. She wrote that after their second baby, the actress noticed that her husband Bharat Takhtani was irritated with her.

The excerpt read: “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. 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 he is a man of very few needs, and if she couldn’t look after him, there was something wrong. She quickly made sure to rectify it.

She also added that Bharat is different and he tells her directly, to her 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,” she wrote.

“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,” the Dhoom star added in the book.

Esha Deol and Bharat Takhtani’s separation statement

On Tuesday, February 6, they shared a statement to Delhi Times, It read, “We have mutually & amicably decided to part ways. Through this shift in our lives, the best interests and welfare of our two children are and will be of utmost importance to us. We would appreciate it if our privacy is respected throughout. Thank you, Esha Deol & Bharat Takhtani.”

Meanwhile, the couple separated after 11 years of marriage. They tied the knot in June 2012.