EXCLUSIVE: Nawazuddin Siddiqui's Wife Demands Divorce From Actor, Sends Legal Notice

Nawazuddin Siddiqui's wife has sent a legal notice to the actor, demanding divorce and maintenance from him. She also alleged that there are 'serious issues' in their marriage.

Mumbai: Bollywood actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui’s wife Aaliya Siddiqui has sent a legal notice to him, demanding a divorce from the ‘Gangs Of Wasseypur’ star. Aaliya, while exclusively talking to ABP News, confirmed that she has sent a legal notice to her husband on May 7, seeking a divorce and maintenance from the ‘Manto’ actor. Aaliya didn’t divulge the amount of maintenance that she has demanded from Nawazuddin. She told ABP News, "It’s not the right time to tell everything. When the time comes, I will tell everything." Aaliya also informed ABP News that she had legally changed her name to back Anjana Anand Kishore Pandey otwo months back. She is known by both her names-Anjali and Anjana. Her father's name is Anand Kishore Pandey. Nawazuddin and Aalia tied the knot in 2009 after which she changed her name from Anjali to Aaliya. The couple has completed 11 years of marriage. The ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’ actor was earlier married to a girl named Sheeba, who lives in Haldwani. Nawaz got hitched to Sheeba as his mother wished him to do so. However, their marriage didn’t even last six months long and they got divorced soon. Six months after getting divorced, Nawazuddin walked down the aisle with Anjali. When ABP News asked Aaliya the reason behind getting divorce from Nawazuddin, she said, "There is not one reason but several reasons behind my problems with Nawaz. And, all these reasons are very serious.” We further asked her, ‘For how long the couple has been facing issues in their relationship?’

" The problems between Nawaz and me have been going on since 2010, after one year of our marriage. I have been handling everything but now things have escalated beyond repair. "

-Aaliya Siddiqui

Nawazuddin and Aaliya started dating each other in 2004. However, due to issues, the couple had an on-and-off relationship and even parted ways before their marriage. The detail about their relationship was even mentioned in Nawazuddin Siddiqui's autobiography 'An Ordinary Life - A Memoir'. (Nawazuddin Siddiqui with wife Aaliya) Nawazuddin and Aaliya are parents to nine-year-old Shaura Siddiqui, and five-year-old son Yaani Siddiqui. Aaliya’s lawyer Abhay Sahay has sent the legal notice to Nawazuddin through e-mail and WhatsApp.

" We couldn’t send the notice to Nawazuddin via post due to the COVID-19 lockdown; however, we have sent it to him via e-mail and WhatsApp. We are waiting for his response to this notice. After the lockdown ends, we will file a divorce petition in the Family Court and move the case forward "

-Abhay Sahay

We tried to contact the 'Sacred Games' actor but he was not available at the time of publishing the news. On the work front, Nawazuddin Siddiqui will be seen next in ZEE5's 'Ghoomketu', which is slated to release on May 22.