Aadar Jain, Alekha Advani break silence on his Tara Sutaria ‘timepass’ comment: ‘It’s unfair for her and her family…’

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In response to the backlash, Aadar has now clarified his statement, emphasising that he had said “20 years” and not “four years”, contrary to widespread belief. He also argued that both his words and his silence were misinterpreted. Stating that he was raised to respect everyone, regardless of their background, Aadar told the Times of India that people had taken a short clip from his speech out of context and formed opinions as they pleased.

“It’s unfair for her (pointing towards Alekha) and her family, me and my family, her (directing at Tara) and her family. Obviously, there’s no truth to any of it,” he noted. Aadar mentioned that his now-wife Alekha is one of his oldest friends and that she, too, understood the reality of the situation. Pointing out that everyone has a past, he said, regardless, just because a relationship doesn’t work out, it doesn’t mean one should badmouth the other.

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Echoing his sentiments, Alekha stated that she has been part of Aadar’s life in different capacities since childhood and knows the whole truth — not just selective parts of it. “Even she (Tara) knows that we (Aadar and I)’ve been friends for so long. This whole story is baseless,” she added.

Aadar and Alekha tied the knot on February 21 in the presence of the entire Kapoor family, including Kareena Kapoor, Ranbir Kapoor, Karisma Kapoor, Alia Bhatt and Neetu Kapoor, among others. Bollywood icons Shah Rukh Khan and Rekha also took part in the celebrations.