Avantika Malik, who married actor Imran Khan in 2011 after a dreamy, long courtship, has spoken publicly for the first time about their divorce. In a heartfelt conversation with Janice Sequeira on the first episode of The Healing Circle, Avantika reflected on reclaiming her identity post-divorce, finding strength in vulnerability, and growing into a better version of herself.

Thought I would die: Avantika on divorce

Avantika shared the emotional weight of her separation, explaining that it wasn’t about societal stigma, but about dealing with the fall of a so-called “golden couple.”