‘Nawazuddin’s Family Tortured Me Mentally and Physically, His Brother Hit Me’: Nawazuddin’s Wife Aaliya Makes Shocking Allegations Amid Divorce Row

Actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui’s marriage with Aaliya has hit rock bottom and his wife has filed for a divorce. She sent a legal notice to the actor demanding a divorce and maintenance money. While the actor has denied reacting to this, his wife has gone all out and made some shocking allegations against him and his family.

Aaliya has reverted to her original Hindu name, Anjali, as she does not want to be identified by Nawazuddin’s name anymore. She says that the problems in her marriage weren’t something new as she speaks to Bollywoodlife:

“Problems (in her marriage) had begun from long before, from the time I got married (to Nawaz), but I wasn't bringing them forward. I was trying to solve these issues, waiting for them to get better, so I finally had to take this decision. There are many reasons why I finally took this decision." 

Speaking of the many reasons behind her decision to get separated, Aaliya says that her self respect was destroyed and she felt alone. “The way you are your raised in the house you come from, how your mother and brother take care of you, and then you are suddenly forced to change your religion...anyway, that was necessary to get married, so I did it for him when he had asked me to. But then your life changes so badly, that you realise that you were nothing in his life, you never were anything. You were just living alone with his children for ten years, you had to do everything alone. So, I decided to end it. After all, when I'm doing everything alone, then why not actually stay alone” she shared.

When asked if Nawazuddin had ever tortured her physically, she revealed that while he did not raise his hand on her, the shouting and arguments had become unbearable. She also accused his family of mental and physical torture and revealed that his brother had even hit her.

"He (Nawaz) had never raised his hands on me, but the shouting and arguments had become unbearable. You could say though that only that was left. Yes, but his family has mentally and physically tortured me a lot. His brother had even hit me. His mother and brothers and sisters-in-law used to stay with us only in Mumbai. So, I've been bearing a lot for too many years.”

Aaliya also asserts that this has been a pattern in the Siddiqui family and claims that the actor’s first wife left him for a similar reason. “There are already seven cases registered by the wives of their house against them, and four divorces have taken place. This is the fifth one. It's a pattern in his family. You leave a lot to avoid embarrassment before others, but how much can you take in love. My sister is supporting me as my father and mother are no more, and my brother had passed away last December” she broke open.

Aaliya has demanded sole custody for their two kids: Shora and Yaani Siddiqui as she says that Nawazuddin did not have time for his kids and has not met them for the last 3-4 months. “However big an actor you've become, what's the point if you're not a good person? What's the point if you can't respect your wife and kids? Our kids don't even remember when their father last visited them. It's been 3-4 months since he's met his kids, but he doesn't care, so even the kids have become used to it and don't ask about him” she said.

Adding to the shocking list of allegations, Aaliya reveals that she was aware of her husband’s affairs and yet supported him. However, Nawaz used to disrespect her, she claims. 

"Nawaz would keep telling me that I don't know anything, I don't know how to speak, which is why he couldn't take me in front of others. He wanted me to not speak in front of others as he didn't feel I could. I didn't want to always speak, but how can you disrespect your wife like this” she shares.

Aaliya concludes by saying: “I was even admitted for panic attacks due to this, some time ago. I want to remove this chapter from my life as a bad dream."

This separation has turned ugly with a barrage of allegations against the actor, and until Nawazuddin breaks his silence, we will have to wait to see how things unfold...