Particle.news
Download on the App Store

Neelima Azeem Reflects on 1984 Split With Pankaj Kapur, Citing Long Distance in New Interview

She attributes the breakup to years of separation between Delhi and Mumbai.

Overview

  • In a Dec. 31 conversation with journalist Vickey Lalwani, Azeem revisited her marriage and separation from Kapur.
  • She said the relationship faltered as he worked in Mumbai while she remained in Delhi, creating what she called a massive distance.
  • Azeem recalled that Kapur sought her consent before moving to Mumbai and that she encouraged the move given his talent and their finances.
  • She noted she was very young at the time and that the couple split in 1984 when their son Shahid Kapoor was three.
  • Azeem said she has no regrets, emphasizing the lives of her sons Shahid Kapoor and Ishaan Khatter.