The filmmaker Hansal Mehta shared insights into his personal life, delving into his relationships and choices. He disclosed the reasons behind not formalising his union with his second wife, Safeena Hussain, despite their 17-year companionship. Additionally, he discussed his dynamic with his first wife, Sunita, following their separation. Mehta, who married Safeena in 2022, shares two daughters with her.
In an interview with Siddharth Kanan, Hansal Mehta discussed his two marriages.When asked about his relationship with Safeena, Mehta described them as “companions” for a significant period before deciding to marry. He said that they were living together, and they had children. The institution of marriage was quite irreverent for both of them. They were together. Our granthas say ‘love is above all’. They were living together, they never felt the need to get married. They both had experienced it in their lives. Both of them were married before.
The filmmaker’s first wife, Sunita, handed him two sons, Jai and Pallava. Jai recently debuted as a director with ‘Lootere’. Following his divorce from Sunita, Hansal Mehta went on a relationship with Safeena, the daughter of actor Yusuf Hussain, resulting in two daughters named Kimaya and Rehana. Despite a 17-year courtship, Mehta and Safeena only married in 2022.
When questioned about how their children dealt with the circumstances, Hansal disclosed that despite their years of separation, he fulfilled the role of Sunita’s husband by conducting her last rites. He revealed that his parents not only looked after him and his children, but they looked after Sunita too. Sunita’s relationship with him never ended on a bitter note. They did get separated but he did her last rites as her husband.
In an interview with Siddharth Kanan, Hansal Mehta discussed his two marriages.When asked about his relationship with Safeena, Mehta described them as “companions” for a significant period before deciding to marry. He said that they were living together, and they had children. The institution of marriage was quite irreverent for both of them. They were together. Our granthas say ‘love is above all’. They were living together, they never felt the need to get married. They both had experienced it in their lives. Both of them were married before.
The filmmaker’s first wife, Sunita, handed him two sons, Jai and Pallava. Jai recently debuted as a director with ‘Lootere’. Following his divorce from Sunita, Hansal Mehta went on a relationship with Safeena, the daughter of actor Yusuf Hussain, resulting in two daughters named Kimaya and Rehana. Despite a 17-year courtship, Mehta and Safeena only married in 2022.
When questioned about how their children dealt with the circumstances, Hansal disclosed that despite their years of separation, he fulfilled the role of Sunita’s husband by conducting her last rites. He revealed that his parents not only looked after him and his children, but they looked after Sunita too. Sunita’s relationship with him never ended on a bitter note. They did get separated but he did her last rites as her husband.
