Businessman Raj Kundra, who is married to actress Shilpa Shetty, finally opened up about his divorce from his first wife Kavita in an exclusive interview with Pinkvilla. His interview arrived after an old video of his ex-wife blaming Shilpa Shetty for breaking their marriage resurfaced on the Internet. Now, Shilpa Shetty is said to be upset with her husband after he spoke about his ex-wife. Raj said that Shilpa did not want him to publicly speak about Kavita Kundra and the reason behind their divorce.
In a new interview with E-Times , Raj has addressed the aftereffects of the interview. He said he decided to speak up after an old video interview of Kavita--in which she blamed Shilpa Shetty for her divorce--had resurfaced online. "Shilpa didn’t want me to speak when I sent her the old articles going viral again. The timing of these articles, days after her birthday going viral again, upset me. Enough was enough," he said. "Shilpa is upset I spoke my heart out, but the truth had to come out," he added. However, Raj says he feels lighter after sharing his side of things. "You can’t retaliate against the truth especially when there are many families involved. I feel so much lighter to be able to speak the truth about what really happened after so many years! My mother caught my ex-wife and sister’s husband red handed, in compromising situations many times. Two families were spoiled here; they didn’t think twice," he said.
In the interview, Raj said that Kavita started an affair with his sister's husband when he moved to London in their house. "We were living in one house with my mum, dad and my sister and her husband had moved over from India to try and settle in the UK. She grew very close to my ex brother in law spending more and more time with him especially when I was out on business trips. Many of my family and even my driver would say we sense something fishy between these two and I would never believe it. I gave my ex wife the benefit of doubt," he said. However, he later found out the text messages their had exchanged and decided to separate from Kavita. Shilpa and Raj got married in 2009 and have two children--son Viaan and daughter Samisha. Raj Kundra and Kavita divorced in 2006 and they have a daughter together.