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Ishaan Khattar’s father Rajesh Khatter, who is also Shahid Kapoor’s step-father was recently in the news for apparently going bankrupt.
However, the reports have caused distress to Rajesh Khattar who has issued his statement on the same.
Rajesh, in a recent interview, had revealed that he and his wife Vandana Sajnani had exhausted a lot of their savings owing to hospital bills and lack of work. The actor also mentioned Vandana has been going through postpartum depression which contributed to the frequent hospital visits.
As per a report, Rajesh says, “I have been fending calls from friends who have been asking me whether I have hit a rough patch financially. Initially, I was amused by these reports, but they soon started affecting me.”
Continuing, Khattar explains, “It’s not that I haven’t suffered a financial setback, but hasn’t that happened with almost everyone because of the slowing down of work during the pandemic? Right from Vandana’s pregnancy to now, we have been doing the rounds of hospitals for the past two-and-a-half years. In fact, she was in the hospital even during the lockdown owing to postpartum depression.”
He then added, “It was a statement made by Vandana taking into account the kind of money we have spent on medical and hospital bills in recent times. A few hours later, her statement was blown out of proportion and it went viral. People said that I was broke. Mere paas khaane ke paise nahi hain. Soon, I started getting messages from my relatives and others offering to help! Things went out of hand in no time.”
Rajesh further shared that his stepson Shahid Kapoor and son Ishaan Khatter were dragged into the whole matter. “That was in bad taste. They dragged them into it. We actors are accustomed to the occupational hazards of such baseless rumours circulating, but this was a bit much. God forbid, if I ever reach that stage, I have my family to support me. Everyone is going through a difficult time and being sensitive is the need of the hour.”
