Dalljiet Kaur opens up about coping with her divorce from Shalin Bhanot; says 'I was in denial for more than 2-3 years'

Dalljiet Kaur, an actress, made news throughout 2024 after her second marriage to Kenya-based Nikhil Patel terminated after only ten months. Before marrying Nikhil in 2023, Dalljiet was married to actor Shalin Bhanot, with whom she has a son named Jaydon. However, her marriage with Shalin terminated in 2015 when she accused him of domestic violence. In the recent conversation with SCREEN, Dalljiet shared about Shalin and her divorce.
Talking about her love story with Shalin, Dalljiet shared, “Shalin and I did Kul Vadhu, and then Nach Baliye. When we won Nach Baliye, it became very obvious that we were a couple. We were obviously in love, so it was understood that we would get married to each other. After Nach Baliye, we got married within a couple of months. I was working on two shows when I met Shalin, so we would barely meet for an hour for coffee or something. The so-called dating was not like getting to know each other, but more like spending time together. We didn’t get the luxury of getting to spend a lot of time with each other. I wish I would have gotten to know more about him, then these things wouldn’t have happened.”
Dalljiet then shared how she coped from the end of her first marriage, she said, “After the first marriage fell apart, I was scared to be in a relationship for 9 years, and I missed that happy family life for that long. I took my own sweet time. I was in denial for more than 2-3 years that my marriage broke. The divorce word would not go down well with me; I would just break down and keep crying. At that time, Jaydon was an infant; it was not easy at all. Back then, I would get so offended if anyone flirted with me because I was still married in my head. Then, I started looking out because I wanted Jaydon also to see a normal family. After this, I was on every dating website and kept looking.”
Dallijiet further opened up about Shalin being there for 9 years for Jaydon, “Shalin was around in those 9 years. It was not like he was taking care or making decisions, but he would meet once in a while. Jaydon grew up seeing him around, calling him dad. I thought it was healthy for him to at least keep meeting Jaydon. So anytime Shalin asked to meet him, I would allow it. But today, if you ask Shalin how old is Jaydon, he wouldn’t know.”
Dalljiet also shared how Jaydon was craving for a father, “Jaydon was craving for a dad. He would see his friends having their dads around when he went for stayovers or even on Father’s Day, so he wanted that. He was thrilled for the second marriage because he, of course, missed having a father around at all times. It was a nightmare seeing Jaydon go through what he did. I protected him for 9 years. I took a decision back then to protect him, and then this happened. It felt like I failed. Jaydon didn’t deserve all of this; no child on this earth does.”

While Dalljiet Kaur is concentrating on rebuilding her life, she is also helping her son through this difficult time. Meanwhile, actor Shalin Bhanot is said to be dating Bigg Boss 18 participant Eisha Singh.