This actress was called a ‘Home breaker’ for marrying 17-year-older star, her name is…, her husband is Amitabh Bachchan’s…

Veteran actress Kiran Juneja is admired for her incredible performances in television classics like Buniyaad and Mahabharat, as well as in Dibakar Banerjee’s critically acclaimed debut film Khosla Ka Ghosla. Apart from her work, Kiran also grabbed headlines off-screen for her marriage with Sholay director Ramesh Sippy.

Was there turmoil in Ramesh Sippy’s first marriage?

This was Sippy’s second marriage. When he first met Kiran, it was love at first sight for him. The two then tied the knot despite huge gap of 17 years. He was separated from his first wife Geeta. In a recent interview, Kiran candidly spoke about her marriage and the things that she was labelled as a ‘home breaker.’

In a conversation with Lehren Metro, Kiran revealed that Ramesh and his then wife Geeta had decided to not officially part ways until their son, Rohan Sippy’s exams. “Nahi, divorce nahi hua tha, but there was an understanding, and there was not a separation. Kyuki Rohan was very young, uska final year tha and they did not want to disrupt his thing…” Kiran said.

Addressing the ‘home breaker’ tag, she shared that it never bothered her as she already knew Sippy’s situation. “See, marriage would have bothered me if I was the home breaker, but I already knew their situation, so it’s not like I broke their house. So I was okay with that, and that was never the worry.” The veteran actress said.

What did Kiran Juneja say on being labelled as ‘home breaker’?

Kiran also talked about their significant age gap, and admitted that she always get along with people who are much older than her. “I was too mature at my age. But boys of my age, I could never tune with them mentally. So yes, he was much older, but that didn’t bother me, neither did it affect anything.” She said.

Ramesh Sippy and Kiran Juneja dated for 4 years, until they decided to marry in 1988. Ramesh officially divorced his first Geeta, before tying the knot with Kiran. He has three kids from his first marriage- a son Rohan, and daughters Sheena and Sonya.

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