Pooja Bhatt Talks About Her Abortive Union With Manish Makhija

Recently, Pooja Bhatt discussed her unsuccessful marriage to Manish Makhija. Speaking at the book launch for Unchain My Heart, the actress said that her marriage was “boring.” In 2003, Pooja wed restaurateur Manish Makhija. They did, however, break up in 2014.

Pooja Bhatt said that since none of them was engaged in their marriage, it was “crumbling.” She claimed that she lost her femininity in the process, but that none of them were cheating. “I discovered that my marriage was disintegrating. It was uninteresting, neither of us cheated, and it wasn’t collapsing due of any difficult circumstances. As a woman, I came to realize that, in the course of checking off the boxes society had set for me, I had lost myself. Realizing that I am stuck in a marriage that isn’t working for me took some time. I no longer felt feminine. I lost my identity. Although he was a very amazing guy, Pooja said, “I felt alone in my soul.”

The 51-year-old actress spoke candidly about her struggle with alcoholism at the occasion, contending that while it served as an escape, she was ultimately stuck in it. “I was stuck and shackled, so I used alcohol as a band-aid. Becoming a decent wife comes first, followed by enjoying myself with a bottle. What distinguishes a poor relationship from a bottle, I wondered. I was numbing the agony with both. I so discovered how to manage my own pain, emptiness, and agony, and something wonderful resulted. She said, “I kicked the bottle, and I have been sober for seven years.”

Pooja Bhatt recently took part in Bigg Boss OTT’s second season. She placed in the top five in Salman Khan’s competition.