Farhan Akhtar and Shibani Dandekar got married in 2022. Shibani is Farhan’s second wife. In an interview, she spoke about the trolling she faced after her marriage to Farhan. Shibani said that when she started dating Farhan, people started calling her a gold digger. Moreover, her marriage with Farhan was called Love Jihad.

I’m not a gold digger: Shibani

In Chapter 2 of Rhea Chakraborty’s podcast, Shibani said that when I got into a relationship with Farhan, people started calling me a gold digger and our relationship a love jihad. What could I do about this? Would I sit down and cry if people said that about me? I’m not a gold digger. The truth is that he (Farhan) is a Muslim and I am a Hindu, we got married and we are happy in our life. People can say what they want, but it’s our truth.

Wedding photo of Farhan and Shibani.

Shibani said that without worrying about negative comments, she only thinks about a better life. Shibani said, people are commenting on me, who is it? What was she like before marrying Farhan? After reading these comments, I sit back and think: what have I done in life? I don’t get involved in all these things.

Farhan-Shibani lived as a couple before marriage

Farhan-Shibani’s wedding took place in Khandala on February 19, 2022. Farhan-Shibani were in a relationship for around 4 years and were living as a couple. After hiding their relationship from everyone for a while, they both made their relationship official in 2018.

Farhan has a second marriage with Shibani. He was first married to hairdresser Adhuna, with whom he has two daughters. Farhan and Adhuna divorced in 2017.