Shibani Dandekar opened up about becoming a part of Farhan Akhtar and his daughters’ lives. The popular host dated and married Farhan years after his separation from his first wife, Adhuna Bhabani. Farhan has two daughters from the marriage, Shakya Akhtar and Akira Akhtar.
Although, a stepmother to the girls, Shibani shared that she doesn’t get involved in the parenting of the children because the daughters already have an ‘incredible mother and father. Speaking with Rhea Chakraborty on her podcast, Chapter 2, Shibani praised Adhuna and said, “My approach was pretty simple. They have an incredible mother, they have an incredible father, the rest of us are just here to kind of fill in and support wherever we can.
That’s the way I see my role. Whatever the girls need, whenever their parents need my help, however they need that help, I am here for that.” Farhan and Adhuna were married for 17 years.
They tied the knot in 2000 and separated in 2017. Although Farhan and his wife Shibani Dandekar are often seen with his daughters, Adhuna – a renowned hairstylist – has moved away from camera’s attention after their split. Farhan accepted that the children were the ‘collateral damage’ during the divorce.
“It obviously couldn’t have been easy because eventually, at the end of the day, a relationship that they think in their mind is solid and perfect is being fractured. There will be some degree of anger even now within them, some sadness, some resentment of wh.