Malaika Arora, at an event recently, opened up about her ex-husband Arbaaz Khan, with whom she is co-parenting son Arhaan Khan, who is 20 years old. The model-actress admitted that she is not always agreeing with Arbaaz while sharing responsibilities as a co-parent but they have learned to co-exist.
Talking about being a single mother, she spoke up at the India Today Conclave 2023, “Co-parenting is always tough, you’re not always on the same page about a lot of things. Especially when you go your separate ways, there’s always something that doesn’t quite fit into the picture. But thankfully, both Arbaaz and I are better humans today, we’re better people today. We’re proud of the fact that we can co-exist, no love lost, and give our child all the attention that he needs, he deserves. We’re there for him every step of the way, irrespective of whether his parents are together. But, we are together as a unit. I think that’s what matters."
She also mentioned how she was always told to not drop the ‘Khan’ surname after divorce. She shared, “I had a lot of people tell me that I am making the biggest mistake of dropping the surname. Everybody said that ‘you don’t realise the weightage a surname has’. I have a lot of respect for my ex-in-laws and my ex-family. They have given me a lot of love. Just being able to drop that surname and go back to my maiden name, it gave me a sense of self. That’s what made me feel I could do anything or take on anything in life.”
Malaika and Arbaaz got married in 1998, and finally got divorced in 2017. While Malaika is currently dating Arjun Kapoor, Arbaaz is with Italian model-dancer Giorgia Andriani.
Malaika was last seen in her reality show, ‘Moving In With Malaika’, on Disney+ Hotstar.
