The actor has claimed in an official statement that his ex-wife Aaliya has intent to spoil his career and fulfil her illegitimate demands.
Nawazuddin Siddiqui and his estranged wife Aaliya have been embroiled in a series of controversies after the two hit a rough patch. Aaliya had even filed a complaint against the actor and accused him of rape. She further alleged that she was not allowed to enter his house with their children, and shared a video from outside the actor's bungalow, with her two children, daughter Shora and son Yani.
While Nawazuddin's team recently clarified that the property is not in his name, so the actor has no right to ask anyone to leave the house, Nawazuddin too has finally broken his silence on the entire fiasco.
Sharing an official statement on Instagram, the actor wrote. “I am termed as a bad guy everywhere because of my silence. The reason I have kept quiet is because all this tamasha will be read somewhere by my small children. Social Media Platforms, Press & A bunch of people are really enjoying my character assassination on the basis of one sided & manipulated videos.”
Written in pointers, his statement further read as, “ First of all, Aaliya and I have not stayed together for several years, we are already divorced but we definitely had an understanding only for our kids. Does anyone know why my kids are in India and not attending school for 45 days, wherein the school is sending me letters everyday that it’s been too long an absence. My kids have been held hostage for the past 45 days & are missing their schooling in Dubai.”
It added, “She had abandoned the kids in Dubai for the last 4 months before calling them here on pretext of demanding money. On an average, she has been paid approx 10 Lakhs per month for the past 2 years and 5-7 lakhs per month before moving to Dubai with my children, excluding the school fees, medical, travel and other leisure activities. I have also financed her 3 films costing me crores of rupees, just to help her set up her income stream, since she is the mother of my kids. She was given luxurious cars for my kids, but she sold them and spent the money on herself. I have also bought a lavish sea facing apartment in Versova, Mumbai for my children. Aaliya was made the co-owner of the said apartment as my kids are small. I have given my children a rented apartment in Dubai, where she was also living comfortably.”
“She only wants more money and hence have filed numerous cases on me and my mother & it’s her routine, she has done the same in the past too and withdraws the case when paid as per her demand,” it further read as.
Talking about his children, Nawazuddin wrote, “Whenever my children came to India during their vacation, they used to stay with their grandmother only. How could anyone throw them out of the house? I myself was not in the house during that time. Why didn’t she make a video of being thrown out, whereas she makes a video of every random thing. She has dragged the kids in this drama and she is doing all this to simply blackmail me, malign my reputation, her intent to spoil my career and fulfil her illegitimate demands.”
He signed off by saying, “Last but not the least - Any parent on this planet will never want their kids to miss out on their studies or hamper their future, they will always try to give their best of the best possible things. Whatever I am earning today is all for both my kids and no person can change this. I love Shora & Yani and I will go to any extent to secure their well-being and their future. I have won all the cases so far and will continue to place my faith in the judiciary.”
Well, it was on January 23, that Nawaz's mother, Mehrunisa Siddiqui, had filed an FIR (First Information Report) against Aaliya. It was followed by Aaliya's lawyer who revealed that Nawazuddin's family is allegedly torturing Aaliya and claimed that she is still married to her former husband.