Esha Deol, the talented daughter of Bollywood legends Hema Malini and Dharmendra, recently opened up about a traumatic experience from her childhood that would go on to affect her relationship with her father. It was an incident that would make her question her family dynamics and force her to grow up earlier than her peers.
As reported, Esha Deol was in the fourth grade when she first learned about her father's first marriage. But what makes this revelation even more shocking is the way she found out about it. Apparently, a classmate of hers hinted at the fact that Dharmendra was a married man even before he tied the knot with Hema Malini. The classmate's casual remark about Esha having 'two moms' left her feeling confused and hurt.
For Esha, this was a bombshell that would change her perception of her family forever. She had always thought that she had a conventional family setup with two loving parents, but the truth turned out to be far more complicated. It was only later, when she mustered up the courage to confront her parents, that she learned about her father's first wife, Prakash Kaur.
Although Dharmendra never officially divorced Prakash, he went on to marry Hema Malini in 1980. The marriage resulted in two lovely daughters, Esha and Ahana, but the experience left its scars on the entire family.
It is not every day that a celebrity opens up about their traumatic childhood experiences. Esha Deol's courage in sharing her story is truly commendable, and it highlights the complexity of relationships and the devastating effects of keeping secrets in the family.