Actor Esha Deol parted ways with her husband Bharat Takhtani in 2024. While the separation brought significant changes in her personal life, Esha recently opened up about the realities of single parenthood and how she is managing co-parenting with Bharat.
Esha Deol on co-parenting
In a conversation with The Quint, the actress acknowledged that raising children alone can sometimes feel “overwhelming,” but ensuring her daughters’ well-being remains her utmost priority. She said that while relationships between parents may evolve, those changes should never negatively impact the children.
Reflecting on co-parenting, Esha shared, “The relationship between two individuals can end, but when kids are involved, it is important to let your ego aside and have the threshold. At the end of the day, we are parents to these beautiful kids. Let’s give them the best and that’s when I think, when you decide to do that, when you are like that, the other person… he or she has to melt, if it’s possible. And you change the roles. And you co-parent.”
She further stressed the importance of setting aside differences for the sake of the children, stating, “If two individuals have decided something, let the children not suffer. Let’s put our egos aside and try to work things out within these new roles that we have in each other’s lives.”
Esha on staying as a unit for kids despite being separated
Esha firmly believes that even if a couple separates, they should remain united as parents. “For your kids, you have to be a unit. That unit can’t break. Maybe the other unit has broken, but for your kids, be that one unit. I feel it is very difficult for many, but if you try, I think, keep trying. Don’t give up on that,” she added.
Esha on taking a break from her career
The actress also spoke about taking a step back from her career to focus on motherhood. Addressing her decision, she said, “My break was purely to start a family, and I embraced motherhood twice over. As a woman, it was my choice to dedicate time to my children, and rightfully so.” She added that she had always envisioned a life where she could balance her career and family, saying, “I always wanted to do what every girl wants to do—marry, settle down, have children. I am still doing my bit wholeheartedly, and for my two daughters, they enjoy the fact that their mom is an actor.”