Renuka Shahane Discusses Her Divorce From Her First Husband

The actor Renuka Shahane talked about how her views on marriage were influenced by her parents' early separation and final divorce.

Prior to her second marriage to actor Ashutosh Rana in her early 30s, she had considerably matured.

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The star admitted that she was more older and better equipped to deal with relationship difficulties when she got married a second time.

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With the Netflix feature starring Kajol, Tanvi Azmi, and Mithila Palkar, she directed her debut Hindi movie.

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According to rumours, the family drama is modelled on her interactions with her mother, author Shanta Gokhale.

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Renuka talked about her upbringing in an interview with Pinkvilla. I was such a people-pleaser in the beginning because of that, she said.

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She also suggested having remarried to actor Ashutosh Rana. Before to this, Renuka was wed to Marathi theatre author Vijay Kenkare.

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