Arjun rampal second wife

Arjun Rampal and Mehr Jesia dropped a bombshell on fans on Monday morning, when they announced in a joint statement that they were going their separate ways after two decades of being married.

The word on the street is that the couple had been growing apart for a while, and six months ago, they came to the conclusion that their differences were irreconcilable.

Four months ago, Arjun packed his bags and moved out of their sea-facing duplex to a rented apartment.

Mumbai Mirror reports that the reason they took so long to go public was because they were waiting for their daughters, Myra and Mahikaa, to come to terms with the separation before they announced it.

Apparently, the cracks in their marriage appeared as early as 2011, when Arjun and Mehr fell out of favour with Shah Rukh Khan.

If a source close to the couple is to be believed, Arjun sent feelers to Shah Rukh and expressed his desire to be a par