00:00 Shikhar Dhawan has been granted divorce on grounds of mental cruelty, inflicted on the
00:07 cricketer by his estranged wife, Ayesha Mukerji.
00:11 A family court in Delhi accepted Dhawan's accusations against his ex-wife as she didn't
00:17 take any action to prove her side.
00:20 The judge observed that Dhawan was subjected to mental agony by his wife who forced him
00:25 into being in a long-distance marriage by living in Australia and keeping him away from
00:31 his son for years.
00:36 Ayesha was born to a Bengali father and a British mother on 27 August 1975.
00:43 She is 10 years older than Shikhar Dhawan because of this, Shikhar's father disagreed
00:48 to their marriage.
00:50 But later he was convinced and Shikhar Ayesha got married on 30 October 2012.
00:56 But the interesting fact here is that this was not Ayesha Mukerji's first marriage.
01:02 Ayesha was earlier married to an Australian businessman in around 1998.
01:08 They had two daughters together before parting their ways in 2012.
01:13 The reason for Ayesha's divorce is yet unknown and it's said that they got sprayed because
01:18 of some personal issues.
01:21 After the divorce, both the daughters Alia and Rhea decided to stay back with their father
01:26 in Australia.
01:34 Love knocked at Ayesha's doors once again when she met her then future husband Shikhar
01:39 Dhawan on the popular social networking site Facebook.
01:43 When Dhawan was browsing through the site, Ayesha's pictures caught his attention.
01:48 Impressed by her enchanting looks, he wanted to know more about her and hence started stalking
01:54 her.
01:55 Famous Indian cricketer Harbhajan Singh was a common friend and he eventually played the
02:00 cupid.
02:01 Harbhajan introduced Ayesha to Shikhar and they both started chatting and soon dating.
02:08 As they got to know each other, they discovered that they shared a lot of interests.
02:13 Both have a sports connection as Ayesha is also a trained kickboxer and they both love
02:19 tattoos, swanky clothes and physical fitness.
02:23 These common interests brought them closer and they ended up marrying but Ayesha didn't
02:28 know that this time too she would end up parting ways.
02:33 The couple has also a 7-year-old son named Zoravar.
02:38 In 2021, Ayesha confirmed her divorce from Shikhar Dhawan through Instagram which has
02:44 been making headlines since then.
02:47 But now the court has concluded the case by granting divorce to Shikhar Dhawan and Ayesha
02:51 Mukerji.
02:52 However, the court refused to pass any order on permanent custody of their son.
02:58 Dhawan has been given the right to visit his son and interact with him over video calls
03:03 for a reasonable period in India and in Australia where Ayesha Mukerji stays.
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