Indraneil Sengupta and Barkha Bisht were one of the most loved couples of the Indian television universe until they got divorced. Here's a look at how love blossomed between the two, their marriage, and eventual divorce.
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Here's a timeline of the Indraneil Sengpta and Barkha Bisht relationship.
- In 2006, Indraneil Sengupta and Barkha Bisht met on the sets of a daily soap, Pyaar Ke Do Naam: Ek Raadha, Ek Shyaam and started seeing each other.
- Indraneil and Barkha got married two years later, in 2008.
- The couple were married for 14 years and have a daughter together, Meira, who was born in October 2011.
- Barkha and Indraneil were divorced in 2022, which was shocking for their fans.
- Cheating on Indraneil's part is rumoured to be why the marriage fell apart. There were also rumours of Barkha's relationship with Bigg Boss Season 18 contestant, Karan Veer Mehra.
Barkha Bisht has been tight-lipped on her marriage and divorce for the longest time, till recently. She bared her heart in an interview with Siddharth Kanan, a few days after her ex-husband Indraneil Sengupta spoke about their failed marriage on a podcast with Sanghmitra Hitaishi.
Barkha, during her interaction with Siddharth, made it clear that she wanted to keep her marriage despite Indraneil's rumoured affair. However, she said, "Indraneil chose to move out of the marriage for reasons best known to him. If it were in my hands, I would still be married. We had a good marriage. For four years, I have constantly felt that I wish I was lesser in everything-maybe things could have been okay. Infidelity and cheating are choices. The second choice is what you do after that."
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She also spoke about how the separation and divorce impacted her physically and mentally.
"It feels like physical pain. It was an experience I had to endure. My belief in humanity broke at that time, not my faith in marriage or love, and it is still somewhat broken. The worst thing you can do to a woman is break her trust because she cannot endure betrayal," said Barkha.
Barkha Bisht also spoke about the linkup rumours with actor Karan Veer Mehra, who she supported with her appearance on Bigg Boss 18.
She said, "Bahut special log hain meri life mein, jaise Karan Veer Mehra. Beech mein logon ne yeh bhi kaha ki mera aur Karan Veer ka kuch chakkar chal raha hai. A lot of people trolled me over it. Especially jab main usko Bigg Boss mein support karne gayi, sabne bola ki issi wajah se iski shaadi tooti hai. Kyunki itna Karan-Karan karti rehti hai (There are several special people in my life, like Karan Veer Mehra. People also said that Karan and I were seeing each other. A lot of people trolled me over it. Especially when I went to Bigg Boss to support him, everyone said that my marriage broke because of him. Because I would go 'Karan-Karan' all the time)."
Indraneil and Barkha were married for 14 years, from 2008 to 2022. They have a daughter, Meira, together.
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