Hansika Motwani spoke candidly about going through one of the toughest phases in her life after her breakup with businessman Sohail Khatoria, and revealed how her family became her strongest pillar while she battled mental health struggles. Speaking about her lowest point, Hansika shared that her mother Mona Motwani and brother Prashant Motwani stood steadfastly by her side when she was struggling emotionally. Hansika revealed that the past two years have focused on rebuilding her mental health, a journey that began after a close friend encouraged her to seek professional help.
Hansika Motwani spoke candidly about going through one of the toughest phases in her life after her breakup with businessman Sohail Khatoria, and revealed how her family became her strongest pillar while she battled mental health struggles.
“They saw me in a very dark place.”
Speaking about her lowest point, Hansika shared that her mother Mona Motwani and brother Prashant Motwani stood steadfastly by her side when she was struggling emotionally.She told Hauterrfly, “My brother and I are very close. He supported me the whole time – he was very strong. Both my mother and brother told me: ‘If you’re not comfortable, don’t go through it.’She added that her family saw a side of her that they had never seen before.
“They saw me in a very dark place. I’m usually a very happy person, so for them to see me like that was worrying. They told me – whatever you decide, we are with you.”The actress also recalled strong advice from her mother that shaped how she dealt with the situation privately.“My mother once told me, ‘Your pain can’t be someone else’s entertainment.’ So no one knows when I’m drowning. Once I’m done with it, what people say doesn’t matter.”
The treatment helped her recover
Hansika revealed that the past two years have focused on rebuilding her mental health, a journey that began after a close friend encouraged her to seek professional help.“For the last two years, I’ve been focusing on my mental health. I was in a very dark place and didn’t understand mental health at all. My friend pulled me out of that phase. She said, ‘Let’s try therapy.’ I told her I couldn’t do all this research, so I took it all in, found a doctor and got to work.”Describing conversion therapy, she added: “It’s been two years now, and I love it. It’s helped me become a better person and taught me how to deal with things I didn’t know how to deal with before.”
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Hansika Motwani shares her first post after her divorce from Sohail Khatoria
Marriage “shake all its foundations”
Hansika also spoke about her separation, and confirmed that she does not regret her decision to withdraw.She said she’s in a happier place now, adding that it’s better to walk away from something that’s not working than to continue to suffer.When Hansika was asked what marriage means to her – companionship, stability or growth – she admitted that it involves all three, and that everything has been shaken up.“Three, how can they be only one? Sab hil gaya tha (All the pillars shook).”
The divorce was finalized earlier this year
Hansika Motwani and Sohail Khatoria were granted a mutual divorce by the Bandra Family Court in Mumbai on March 11, 2026. The couple, who got married in December 2022, had been living separately since July 2024 due to irreconcilable differences.
Neither party requested alimony.Maintaining privacy about the details of her marriage, Hansika said, “Even today, no one knows what happened between us – and that is for the best. What happens between two people is known only to them. No third person can really comment on it.”
Strength in spirituality
Aside from therapy, Hansika also found strength in spirituality during her healing journey.“I have always been spiritual since childhood, but in the last two-and-a-half years, it has become stronger. I started praying to Hanuman ji.”Appreciating her faith, she added, “I would not have been able to get through the past few years without my spirituality and without Hanuman ji.”
