Farhan Akhtar and Shibani Dandekar met by way of work, skilled preliminary hurdles of their relationship, however ultimately tied the knot in 2022. Like most public figures, the couple additionally needed to undergo their share of trolling. Shibani stated that she needed to take care of tags like ‘gold digger’ when she began courting the actor-filmmaker. She additionally recalled that folks would say, “Who was she earlier than her marriage with Farhan Akhtar?”
In a current dialog with Rhea Chakraborty on her podcast, Chapter 2, Shibani Dandekar revealed how she handles trolls. She stated, “I believe social media feedback ought to solely ring a bell with you if there may be any form of fact to it that you simply imagine, and that impacts you someway. If there is no such thing as a foundation for that remark, or no matter that persons are saying, how can one thing that’s so unfaithful can have an effect on you?”
Recalling what she skilled herself, Shibani continued, “Every day, once I began my relationship with Farhan, folks used to say these two issues to me– ‘love jihad and gold digger’. What am I purported to do with that? I’m not going to cry myself to mattress as a result of persons are saying these items. I’m not a gold digger, and the reality of the matter is that he does come from a Muslim dwelling, and I do come from a Hindu dwelling, and we received married, and we’re very proud of our marriage. That’s the fact of our scenario. So, folks can say no matter they need about us, it’s what it’s.”
“I get feedback like, ‘Who’s she?’, ‘Who was she earlier than marrying Farhan Akhtar?’ and I’m going to take a seat and skim that remark, and assume ‘S**t, have I carried out something with my life, was I anyone earlier than I married him?’ or do I do know I lived a complete 39 years earlier than I met him. Am I going to imagine some random particular person or am I going to imagine my very own journey? There may be additionally a distinction between what’s true and what somebody is saying to get at you, to chop you off the knees, to really feel such as you don’t matter, to place you ready the place you are feeling weak. To have the ability to perceive and decipher that is essential,” added Shibani.
She additional stated, “I can get on my telephone proper now and I could make 15 nasty feedback on random pages for random folks for no cause aside from I need to. It’s lower than us to determine why these persons are doing what they’re doing as a result of we are going to by no means get that. It’s as much as us to know tips on how to deal with ourselves.”
After 4 years of courting, Shibani — a singer, mannequin and TV host — tied the knot with Farhan February 19, 2022. The couple exchanged vows in an intimate ceremony at Farhan’s Khandala farmhouse, with simply shut household and mates in attendance. This was adopted by a reception in his Bandra dwelling on February 21. Farhan was beforehand married to Adhuna Bhabnani, with whom he has two daughters.
In an earlier interview with indianexpress.com, speaking about trolling, Farhan Akhtar stated, “There was a time it was robust and mattered, however now it doesn’t. I’m not on social media to hunt validation, I’m there to share the enjoyment of what I like doing and the varied points of my work. If that may deliver a smile to somebody’s face, that’s sufficient.” In the identical interview, Shibani shared her views and stated, “Completely, it may be robust, however we select to rise above it. We imagine within the energy of kindness and attempt to block out the negativity. We additionally make use of privateness settings and report any excessive circumstances of harassment. Our focus stays on our work and our real connections with our viewers, who’ve been extremely supportive. In the long run, love and positivity all the time outweigh the hate.”
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