Shahid Kapoor’s mother Neelima Azim has for the first time talked about her relationship with Pankaj Kapoor and assuming the responsibility of single mother. It is well known that his parents had divorced in Shahid’s childhood. In such a situation, Shahid Kapoor is very close with both his parents.


But never did Neelima Azim vote for divorce from Pankaj Kapoor. For the first time he has broken his silence. Let me tell you that when Shahid Kapoor was about 3 years old, his parents i.e. Pankaj Kapoor and Neelima Azim decided to separate.


In such an situation, Neelima has told in an interview that it was not her decision to divorce Pankaj. Things had become so bad that she was very upset by it. 36 years have passed since Neelima was separated from Pankaj Kapoor.



I never decided to part with Pankaj Kapoor 
In a conversation with Pinkvilla, Neelima said that I never decided to part with Pankaj. But he had moved on. It was difficult for me to digest this, although he had his own reasons.


Neelima said that she was 15 years old when she befriended Pankaj. Family and friends became his support during that time. It took them a long time to emerge after the divorce.


Shahid was only 3.5 years old then 
Recalling that time, Neelima said that Shahid was only 3.5 years old then. It was difficult to separate in such a situation. Took a while but Shahid was with me. He emerged as my biggest strength.


Pankaj Kapoor married Supriya Pathak in 1989 After divorce, Pankaj Kapoor married Supriya Pathak in 1989. They both have two children. The son’s name is Ruhan and daughter Sana Kapoor. Sana also made her debut with the film Fantastic.


This is how Neelima and Pankaj Kapoor got married Significantly, Neelima and Pankaj Kapoor were married in the year 1979. Shahid was born in 1981. After just four years, that is, in 1984, the two decided to separate.


Neelima again got married again Neelima married actor Rajesh Khattar in the year 1991 after her divorce with Pankaj Kapoor. Ishaan is the son of Rajesh and Neelima. After this, the two separated in the year 2001. After his divorce, Rajesh married actress Vandana Sajanani in 2007.



Neelima’s third marriage  Neelima again married Raza Ali Khan in 2009. But his third marriage also failed. They got divorced again.