Veteran
actress
Neelima
Azeem
recently
opened
up
about
her
divorce
from
actor
Pankaj
Kapur.
Neelima
stated
that
the
separation
wasn't
her
decision,
and
that
it
was
difficult
to
come
to
terms
with
as
she
and
Pankaj
shared
a
deep
friendship
for
a
long
time.
She
understood
his
reasons
and
eventually
overcame
the
pain
of
separation.
Speaking
to
Pinkvilla
in
an
interview,
Neelima
said,
"I
would
like
to
say
that
I
didn't
decide
to
separate.
It's
a
fact.
He
moved
on
and
it
was
a
difficult
thing
for
me
to
stomach
but
he
also
had
his
reasons.
We
had
been
friends
from
a
long
time.
I
think
I
was
15
years
old
when
I
became
friends
with
him.
He
had
very
good
reasons
and
I
understood
it."
Neelima
and
Pankaj
got
married
in
1975,
and
divorced
in
1984.
The
couple
had
one
child,
Shahid
Kapoor.
She
admitted
that
it
was
difficult
for
both
as
they
were
very
attached
to
each
other.
"When
there's
a
break-up,
which
is
called
divorce,
it
is
painful
for
both.
There
was
a
lot
of
friendship
and
attachment
but
there
was
heartbreak.
It's
alright.
He's
very
well
settled
with
his
family
today
and
I
wish
him
well," she
said.
Pankaj
later
married
Supriya
Pathak,
and
had
two
children
with
her
-
Sanah
Kapur
and
Ruhan
Kapur.
Talking
about
the
immense
support
her
son
Shahid
gave
her,
Neelima
said,
"He
gave
me
an
insurmountable
belief
in
life.
I
was
young
so
I
was
able
to
do
it
again.
It
took
time
though,
it
took
me
about
a
couple
of
years,
but
then
I
was
fine."
Neelima
later
married
Rajesh
Khattar,
with
whom
she
had
another
child,
Ishaan
Khatter.
Her
marriage
with
Rajesh
ended
in
divorce
a
few
years
later.