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Rahul Mahajan Breaks Down Recalling Father's Funeral and Failed Marriages
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News18•20-10-2026, 18:32
Rahul Mahajan Breaks Down Recalling Father's Funeral and Failed Marriages
  • •Rahul Mahajan recently opened up about the bitter experiences and storms in his personal life during a podcast.
  • •He recalled that during his father Pramod Mahajan's funeral in 2006, he was surrounded by as many as 400 cameras.
  • •Expressing his anguish, he stated that no one understood their grief at the time, and everyone was only chasing footage of their grieving faces.
  • •Within a month of his father's death, he had to endure a testing period at Tihar Jail, which severely impacted him mentally and physically.
  • •He also spoke about his personal life turmoil, revealing that all three of his marriages to Shweta Singh, Dimpy Ganguly, and Natalya Ilina ended in failure.

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Rahul Mahajan recalled that during his father's funeral in 2006, as many as 400 cameras were trained on him, and dozens of cameras were thrust inches into his face when leaving the hospital. He stated that while a mountain of sorrow had fallen on the family, no one cared about their state of mind and only wanted footage of their grieving faces.

Within a month of his father's passing, Rahul Mahajan had to go to Tihar Jail, which proved to be an extreme mental and physical test for him. He faced unexpected difficulties coming one after another and was treated very badly by people, completely shattering him during that period.

Rahul Mahajan shared that his personal life experienced major upheavals, including getting married three times over the past few years. All three of his marriages—to his first wife Shweta Singh, second wife Dimpy Ganguly, and third wife Natalya Ilina—ultimately failed and ended.