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Rapper Yo Yo Honey Singh married his childhood sweetheart Shalini Talwar before he broke out as Bollywood’s go-to performer of chartbusters. But the relationship ended in divorce a decade or so later, with Shalini levelling allegations of domestic violence against him. In his new Netflix documentary, Yo Yo Honey Singh: Famous, the singer spoke briefly about his separation, and the allegations that were made about him and his family members. During much of his career, Shalini also served as his manager, which caused conflict with his family.
In the documentary, Honey said that he cannot go into detail about the out of court settlement that he and Shalini reached, but wished her all the best in life. Asked if he wants to talk about the divorce, he said, “We’ve both signed an MoU, so we can’t talk about it. But I wish her all the best in her life. I wish her a great life ahead. It’s like I said before, right? It’s all a circle. This circle, it keeps turning, keeps coming back. Everything finds balance. Like the old saying, what goes around comes around. I believe in this.”
Honey’s sister said that it was a ‘difficult time’ for the family, adding, “Who all do we have to prove? Nobody will believe us because the world outside was a very difficult place and all the controversies that were happening…”
She also alleged that during a tour of the United States, Shalini forced him to perform even though he was showing clear signs of mental illness, and vocally refusing to go on stage. “I was in my room. He messaged that something is not right with me. He said can you come on Skype. And then he said, ‘Mujhe please bacha lo, gudiya mujhe please bacha le‘. And then he disconnected. I was trying to reach out to Shalini. She said, ‘He has to do this show. You convince him to do this show’. I said I can’t. He told me that he isn’t feeling okay and that something bad is happening. For three hours, there was no contact with them. Three hours later, I’m told that he’s in the hospital with stitches in his head.”
In an interview with The Lallantop earlier this year, Honey admitted that he had neglected Shalini. “Our relationship wasn’t very good at that time. There was a distance between us because I was travelling a lot. Things were good for the initial 9–10 months of our marriage. But then success and fame got to my head. When that happened, I neglected my family and completely lost myself in money, fame, addiction, and women. I did terrible things. I almost left Shalini and forgot about the family,” he said.
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