Apara Mehta and actor Darshan Jariwala have been separated for over two decades. Their relationship became the talk of the internet once more earlier this year when Apara claimed Darshan had once called her “the ugliest woman” he had ever met. He had also mentioned that he had “fallen out of love” with her. However, in a recent podcast, Darshan addressed these allegations and denied the claims, suggesting that the incident was a “false memory.”
It’s been around 23 years that the couple has been living separately but never gotten divorced. Over the years, they learned to live with growing resentment toward each other. But a recent insight about Darshan’s alleged behaviour which was revealed by Apara wasn’t something the actor liked. So, defending himself from the harsh backlash of his fans, he opened up about what might have happened. He said, “There’s a neurological phenomenon that with time, your memory of an event keeps changing. I can say very generously that it’s a case of false memory. The way it’s been narrated, nothing like that happened”.
Explaining further, the actor said, “I’m not that kind of a guy who would even tell, let’s say a plain-looking woman, that she’s ugly.It would be a very irrelevant remark to make. If I know myself well, I’d talk about how the person is inside, and not really from outside”.
Infuriated with the allegations, he calmly said that Apara is welcomed to say whatever and play the victim card but it’s not the reality. He added, “If she wants to play a victim card, she's welcome to do that, I have moved on.”
The conversation came to an ending with Darshan’s humble reply, “The people who really know me know the entire story really well because my version doesn’t change. Truth has no versions”.
The duo got married in 1982 and have a daughter, Khushali Jariwala. After more than two decades of marriage, the couple began living separately in 2003. Following their dispute, Darshan claimed that he tried to file for a divorce but it didn’t go through as Apara denied it.
He said, “I did file divorce papers, but the judge rejected the application. She didn’t give her consent. She’d agreed for divorce, but she changed her mind in front of the judge at the last minute. She’s probably playing a character of a nice, wronged victim."
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