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Sooraj Pancholi finally breaks silence on mother Zarina Wahab not divorcing father Aditya Pancholi despite extramarital affairs: 'She could have left any time but...'
Sooraj Pancholi recently spoke about his parents Aditya Pancholi and Zarina Wahab's relationship and shared his reason of his mom not leaving his father despite actor's linkups and affairs after marriage.
'She holds the entire family together, and she has really been through a lot because of us. I have never, ever seen her break down. She has never complained about anything,' Sooraj told Hindi Rush.
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'She has been acting since the age of 16. She is almost 65 now. She is self-made. She has four homes of her own. She doesn't come from money. If she wanted to leave, she could have done it long back. Sometimes, women don't leave because they don't have a backup… My father never stopped her from working. He never questioned her about the work. If she had a route to go back to Hyderabad; she has a home in Bandra also… She has her mother's home in Bandra. She has four sisters, one of them is in America. She has four brothers. She could have left any time, but it's her decision to stay. I am nobody to judge this, its an understanding between them and I am in no position to comment on their arrangement,' he added.
Aditya and Zarina tied the knot in 1986 and are parents to actor Sooraj Pancholi and Sana Pancholi. Aditya has been rumoured to have affairs with actresses like Pooja Bedi and Kangana Ranaut.
On the professional front, Sooraj Pancholi was recently seen in Kesari Veer . Directed by Prince Dhiman, the movie also featured Suniel Shetty, Vivek Oberoi, Barkha Bisht, Aruna Irani, Kiran Kumar, Bhavya Gandhi, Shiva Rindani and Akanksha Sharma among others in prominent roles.
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