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Pooja Bhatt: Glorious freedom post-divorce & sobriety
17 Apr
Summary
- Pooja Bhatt cherishes her independence after an 11-year marriage ended in 2014.
- She celebrated eight and a half years of sobriety, finding it challenging yet rewarding.
- Bhatt feels complete, embracing self-discovery and newfound freedom at 50.
Actress Pooja Bhatt is openly embracing her post-divorce life, describing her current independence as "glorious." After 11 years of marriage to Manish Makhija, the couple divorced in 2014. Bhatt expressed her joy in being single, calling herself the "captain of my own ship" and enjoying the freedom to travel and pursue new interests.
Bhatt also marked eight and a half years of sobriety, a journey she found to be the easier part compared to confronting the underlying issues that alcohol had masked. She shared that quitting alcohol led her to face what she had been running from.
Reflecting on relationships and self-worth, Bhatt stated she feels complete for the first time. She emphasized the importance of being the right person, not just finding the right partner. Professionally, she has been active in producing and acting, with recent roles in "Big Girls Don't Cry" and "Bombay Begums," and has also launched "The Pooja Bhatt Show" podcast.
