Delnaz Irani spoke candidly about her divorce, addressing assumptions about alimony and revealing that she walked away without demanding anything, choosing to “peace everything” instead. Speaking about the financial aspect of her separation from ex-husband Rajeev Paul, Delnaaz rejected common perceptions about alimony. The actress shared that being from a middle-class Parsi family, divorce was not something she saw growing up.
Delnaz Irani spoke candidly about her divorce, addressing assumptions about alimony and revealing that she walked away without demanding anything, choosing to “peace everything” instead.Speaking about the financial aspect of her separation from ex-husband Rajeev Paul, Delnaaz rejected common perceptions about alimony.“I never got anything. In fact, what was mine, I gave it up. It wasn’t like I was holding on to anything,” she told Hauterrfly, adding that the divorce was “very messy” as one partner wanted it and the other didn’t.She added: “But I left it alone. I left it because I chose my peace over everything.”
Divorce wasn’t even in her “dictionary.”
The actress shared that being from a middle-class Parsi family, divorce was not something she saw growing up.“Divorce wasn’t even in my vocabulary,” she said. “Where I come from, relationships last for generations. We are open, but it’s not an accidental thing – it comes after a long period of emotional turmoil.”Delnaz also revealed that although the breakup became public around 2010, the relationship ended much earlier.
“When you’re out of the relationship emotionally and mentally, you’re just two strangers living in the same house,” she said.
“Kindness is seen as weakness.”
Considering her time in Bigg Boss, where she was often seen as “fake”, Delnaz said people tend to misunderstand kindness.“People thought I was fake, but those who care know who I am,” she said. “Kindness is always seen as a weakness, which is unfortunate. If people understood that kindness and compassion are strengths, the world would be a better place.”She also rejected claims that the reality show is scripted. “It’s a game, not satsang. You can’t say someone made you do something. You have to be great at the show,” she added.
About confronting her ex-husband on national television
Delnaaz admitted that she was shocked when Rajeev Paul entered the Bigg Boss house.“I didn’t know he was coming. But the moment I saw him, I told myself to treat him like any other contestant. I had to preserve my dignity and the dignity of my family,” she said.She also suspected that the show may have been exploiting the “divorce angle,” but maintained that the way she acted was entirely her choice.
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“I chose to rebuild myself”
Speaking about that stage, Delnaz recalled how she felt like everything was falling apart, especially after she lost her father in 2011.“I felt like everything was falling apart. But I believe that even if you’re broken, you have to pick up the pieces and rebuild your life,” she said.She, who calls herself a “rebellious” in her own way, added, “I was the first in my family to marry outside the community and the first to get divorced.”
“It was my journey, my choice.”
Despite family support, the actress maintained that she chose to handle everything on her own terms.“It was my journey, my choices,” she said. “People may not understand how heavy it is, but I chose peace and moved forward.”Delnaz Irani ended her 14-year marriage to Rajeev Paul in 2012, although the two had already separated in 2010 as their relationship was characterized by a lack of love, respect and emotional detachment. The actor has since moved on and is now in a long-term relationship with Percy Karkaria.
