SHWETA TIWARI IN A BITTER FACE-OFF WITH HUSBAND
Even as the dispute spills over into the public domain through social media, the former couple remains adamant on their positions
I really don’t understand the agenda behind it, given that he speaks to Reyansh in the evening over call for about one hour. SHWETA TIWARI,
In an ugly turn of events, actors Shweta Tiwari and her estranged husband, Abhinav Kohli are engaged in an unfortunate and resentful face-off over their son, Reyansh. Things got heated up over their son after Tiwari left for Cape Town, South Africa on May 7, to shoot for, Khatron Ke Khiladi 11. After this, Kohli, in a video, said that Reyansh was abandoned by his mother.
Explaining herself in an interview to Bollywood Bubble, Tiwari said, “I had informed Abhinav over a phone call that I am going to Cape Town and that Reyansh is with my family. I really don’t understand the agenda behind it, given that he speaks to Reyansh in the evening over call for about one hour, every day, as per the
High Court’s order.” She added that he hasn’t been contributing financially for their son’s welfare.
In retaliation, Kohli released a new video, denying the allegations and claiming that he has been transferring 40% of his earnings into her bank account and that Tiwari was lying that she had informed him about their son’s whereabouts.
Tiwari then posted a video from the CCTV camera of their building, where Kohli is seeing snatching their son, pushing her and walking away. She wrote, “Let the truth Come out… This is why my Child is scared of him …”(sic). Many including Ekta Kapoor, Karanvir Bohra and Kamya Panjabi, demanded action against Kohli.
Kohli then in a two hour long live on Instagram, explained the chronology of events with video proofs about the video Tiwari posted. Talking to
us, Kohli says, “She snatched my kid and now this huge scandal with labels like ‘man-handler’ and ‘woman-beater’. She has lied. If you look at the videos I shared, it is a clearer version and you will see Shweta wasn’t pushed, she sat down on her own and is seen lying on the grass on her own. It was all acting.”
After dating for a few years, the couple got married in 2013 and had their son in 2016. A year later, Tiwari filed a complaint of domestic violence against him, and they were separated in 2019. The couple live in the same building complex. Kohli further adds: “This is torture on a personal level not just maligning my character. Whatever the world sees is not even half of what happens.”
After repeated messages and calls, Tiwari was unavailable for a response.
This is torture on a personal level not just maligning my character. Whatever the world sees is not even half of what happens. ABHINAV KOHLI, Actor