Late actor Inder Kumar's
first wife Sonal Kariya is in Amravati and now settled and happy in her second
marriage to a certain Deepesh. But she is candid enough to admit all that
happened between Inder Kumar and her in their bad marriage.
Excerpts from the
conversation which happened this afternoon:
Where are you
these days?
I am in Nagpur,
married again, and have 2 daughters. One from Inder Kumar- Khushi who is 12 and
one from Deepesh- Rashi who is 9.
Sonal Kariya With Her Daughter Khushi
Do Rashi and Khushi intermingle with each other?
Very much, Khushi
stays with my father Rajoo Kariya (senior PRO) and Rashi stays with me. I meet
Khushi almost every day.
Why did Inder and you part ways?
He couldn't
forget Isha Koppikar. I think it was a case of 'first love cannot be
forgotten'. At times, he used to tell me that he is going to meet her. I even
told him to get her home sometimes, but he did not.
I think he was in
touch with her even after we divorced each other. He wouldn't show it too much
and he didn't tell me either- but I could sense that he couldn't shake off Isha
from his mind. Main shaadi ke time bhi suna tha that he hasn't forgotten Isha
but I ignored that hearsay.
Add this to his
habits- drugs and alcohol. It became very tough on me.
Inder Kumar's First Wife Sonal Kariya
Why didn't you stop him from taking substance and drinking alcohol?
Of course, I did.
I tried every trick in the book to cleanse him up- but nothing worked. He was
also very frustrated because films were not happening to him. He was in his own
world for a large part of the day.
Was he in touch
with Khushi?
Not at all. I had
moved out from his life when I was pregnant. I informed him that he has become
a father to a girl but he was least interested, he didn't even respond to that
message.
Inder Kumar's Daughter Khushi
Have you told Khushi that her father is no more?
Yes, I showed her
the pictures of the funeral. She has gone quite silent.
Inder Kumar Being Carried For His Last Rites
Did she ever ask you about him?
Many times. In
fact, she had too many questions about why Inder was not in our lives. I kept
evading as much as I could. Kya bolti main?
Did he ever raise
his hand on you?
Haan, woh sab to
chalta rahta tha. And then you know, there came a point where I couldn't take
it any longer.
Inder Kumar With Current Wife Pallavi Sarraf
Are you in touch with Inder's wife Pallavi?
Well,
we are friends on Facebook if that's what you call 'in touch'. Whenever I post
Khushi's pictures, she always 'likes' them. She seems to be a nice lady. At the
end of it all, I would still say that Inder too was nice. I guess, we were just
not destined to remain together. Jo ho gaya so ho gaya. I am definitely sad
that Inder is no more. May his soul rest in peace.
Image Source: Manav Manglani & facebook/indersarraf