Arbaaz Khan on divorce with Malaika Arora: ‘It was the only way to make this equation okay’

Arbaaz Khan has spoken about his divorce with Malaika Arora and how son Arhaan dealt with it.

Actor-filmmaker Arbaaz Khan opened up about his divorce with Malaika Arora and how the two and their son Arhaan dealt with the decision. Malaika and Arbaaz divorced in 2017 after almost 19 years of marriage; they announced their separation a year earlier.

Arbaaz Khan has spoken about his divorce with Malaika Arora.

“When you have a child, it is a very difficult but a necessary step. It had come to a point where this was the only way to go about it to make this equation as okay as possible,” Arbaaz said in the interview to Pinkvilla.

Talking about Arhaan’s reaction to the news, Arbaaz said, “My boy was almost 12 at that time, he had a fair understanding. He was aware of what was happening. There wasn’t much to explain to him.”

The actor said he was fine with Malaika getting the custody of Arhaan. “I am there for him. She has the custody of my child and didn’t want to even fight for custody because I felt when the child is younger, he needs his mother. Now he is 17, he will soon to be 18, he will make up his mind where he wants to be… he is a lovely boy,” he added.