Farhan Akhtar and Shibani Dandekar met through work, faced the initial hurdles in the relationship, but eventually tied the knot in 2022. Like most public figures, the couple also had to go through their share of trolling. Shibani said that she had to deal with tags like ‘gold digger’ when she started dating the actor-filmmaker. She also recalled that people would say, “Who was she before her marriage with Farhan Akhtar?”
In a recent conversation with Rhea Chakraborty on her podcast, Chapter 2, Shibani opened up about how she deals with trolls. She said, “I think social media comments should only strike a chord with you if there is any kind of truth to it that you believe, and that impacts you somehow. If there is no basis for that comment, or whatever that people are saying, how can something that is so untrue can affect you?”
Recalling what she experienced herself, Shibani continued that during the start of her relationship, people would say these two things to her – ‘gold digger and love jihad’. She added that she is not someone to cry to bed because people are saying a certain things. “We got married, and we are very happy with our marriage. That’s the reality of our situation. So, people can say whatever they want about us, it is what it is,” added Shibani.
Shibani and Farhan had been in a relationship for three years before marrying in Khandala on February 19, 2022, in an intimate ceremony.