Rajesh Khanna At the age of 31, he married a 16-year-old girl who was much younger than him Dimple Kapadia In 1973, despite the huge success of her debut film “Bobby,” she retired from acting after her marriage. After having two daughters, Twinkle and Rinke Khanna, the two separated. Although, they never officially divorced. In 1982, she moved out of his house and they lived apart until his death. Before his death, Rajesh Khanna lived with his partner Anita Advani, who approached the Bombay High Court seeking recognition of her relationship with him. However, on April 1, 2026, the Bombay High Court dismissed Anita Advani’s appeal seeking recognition of her live-in relationship with the late actor as a valid marriage. The court noted that the relationship had “characteristics of a live-in relationship” and did not meet the criteria of a valid marriage under the Hindu Marriage Act.In a recent interview, Advani spoke about her case and relationship with Khanna. She also claimed that Rajesh Khanna repeatedly demanded a divorce from Dimple but she refused. Anita said in an interview with Meri Saheli, “Mehra case haiwo hindu marriage law pe chala gaya hai jisse mera lena dena nahi hai. Yahan se Civil mein bhej diya. Civil law is different. Relationship in the nature of marriage maanga maine to h kehte haiej diya. Civil law is different. Relationship in the nature of marriage maanga maine to h kehte hainahi hai.” Yeh joh law banaa hai, ‘relationship in the nature of marriage’ usmein live-in partner bhi aati hai, sister bhi aati hai, mother bhi aati hai’ (“My case was dealt with under the Hindu Marriage Act, which has nothing to do with my case. From there, it was transferred to the civil court as civil law is different.” I sought recognition of a “relationship in the nature of marriage” but they said I was not a wife. The “relationship of a marital nature” recognized by the law includes not only cohabiting partners, but also sisters and mothers). She further added, “Koi kehta hai relationship sahi hai aur agar kisi ki wife ho aur woh uske saath reh rahe ho toh aap kisi aur ke saath relationship nahi banaa sakte. Lekina chale ga aur ke saath relationship nahi banaa sakte. Lekina chale ga ghar hai unki life my.” Woh insaan ko aap barbaar kardete hai ke woh kahin ka nahi rehta. Naa toh woh saath reh rahe aur naahi divorce kar rahe. Divorce kitna maanga, nahi diya. Ab woh kahin ka na rahe. Aur maang itni thi ke divorce dena bhi hai toh sab kuch hamare naam kardo. (Some people say that the relationship is valid and that if someone is still legally married and living with their spouse, they cannot be in a relationship with anyone else. But what if the spouse has moved away from home and they haven’t had a relationship for years? Then a new person comes into that person’s life. That person ends up completely bankrupt because they have no legal standing. They are neither living together nor divorced. He filed for divorce several times but was never granted. Eventually, he got into trouble. The requirement is that if they agree to the divorce, everything must be transferred into their names). Anita further said that Rajesh Khanna had earlier said in an interview that Dimple would not give him a divorce. Bola bhi tha visit mein ke main divorce dena chaahta hu, kitni baar bola hai par woh dete nahi hai. Ashkenthi’s wife, Pattanahi? Wife aur bacche saath mein rehti ho..toh ghar kyun tode. Divorce 10 baar maanga magar nahi diya, unki maang itni thi ke agar divorce dena hai toh sab kuch hamare naam kardo. Uski wife thi toh isiliye tumhare saath relationship nai ho raha. Woh akela ho gaya aur apni life woh de raha hai, he is not an easy person to get along with, but UNka koi saath aur agar unka koi saath de raha hai toh law banaa kyun hai? Bohot asamanjhas wali baat hai. (He even said in interviews that he wanted a divorce. He said it many times, but they wouldn’t give it. What kind of wife is this? Wife and children are supposed to live together, otherwise why break up the family? But they are separated, not like a couple at all. He filed for divorce at least ten times, but it was never approved. The condition is that if they agree to the divorce, everything must be in their names Rajesh Khanna died in 2012.
