Mumbai: Imran Khan and Avantika Malik tied the knot in 2011. However, after eight years of marriage, the couple decided to part ways in 2019. Recently, Avantika opened up about the emotional upheaval she endured during their divorce. In a cryptic social media post, she shared how 2019 was a defining and painful year in her life, describing how it “broke” her.
In her post, Avantika wrote, “The truth is, the number of days we have here is actually not so large. So if you have the opportunity to wake up tomorrow, to let this world age you, weather you, and meet you where you are for even just one more golden minute, I hope you show up for it. Do as much as you possibly can with your time here. Risk your heart. Express.”
She continued, “Take care of others, leaving them better than you found them. Give yourself permission to take up space. Be all that you are. Love the way you hope to love and love people on purpose, with depth and intention. Keep rescuing those younger parts of yourself. Forgive. Put every ounce of your patchwork soul into this world, crack tenderness into all of its dark corners. Stay soft, stay curious, but most importantly just hold on to your hope. Hold on to your hope.”
In the caption, Avantika also reflected on a recent meeting with a couple of friends she had not seen since 2019. She revealed how they both remarked on a noticeable change in her.
She wrote, “The last time they saw me in the flesh was 2019, the year I broke and unravelled… And then they saw me now. And they both had the same things to say… That they finally see me being authentic, the real me. And the joy they see brings to my eyes, a glow to my face… and I knew they were telling me the truth. But the best thing they said to me was that I was ‘living.'”
Avantika reflected on how she had achieved this transformation, crediting her journey to her unwavering choice to hold on to hope, even during the darkest times. She concluded, “I know it’s because somehow, shockingly, I always chose hope. In the darkest, bleakest moments (and there were a few), I reminded myself that if all I do is focus on putting out the love within me, the universe will generously reflect that back to me. What is within is without.”
Imran Khan and Avantika Malik, childhood sweethearts, celebrated their union with a grand wedding in 2011. Following their separation in 2019, the pair have continued to co-parent their daughter, Imara. Imran is currently in a relationship with actress Lekha Washington.