Actor Esha Deol has shared her thoughts on her father Dharmendra’s past relationship, revealing that she has never felt uncomfortable about it.
In an interview for Hema Malini’s biography Hema Malini: Beyond the Dream Girl by Ram Kamal Mukherjee, Esha talks candidly about learning the truth about her father’s first marriage.
Esha recounts how she was initially shocked when a classmate asked her if she had “two mothers.” “At that point of time, my mom decided to tell me the truth. Imagine, we were in the fourth standard and had no idea about anything,” she recalls. She adds, “So, that was when I understood that my mother had married someone who was already married to another lady and that they also had a family. But frankly speaking, I never felt bad about it. Till today, I don’t think there is anything wrong with it.”
Esha credits her parents for creating a comfortable environment. “I give full credit to my parents for not making us ever feel uncomfortable,” she says. Despite Dharmendra being from a previous marriage, Esha says their family life was harmonious. She recalls, “Dharmendra would come and share a meal with us every day, but he wouldn’t stay back.”
Dharmendra and Hema Malini married in 1980 and have two daughters, Esha and Ahana. Dharmendra’s first wife, Prakash Kaur, is the mother of his sons, actors Sunny and Bobby Deol.