Renuka Shahane says after her parents’ divorce, kids were asked not to play with her as she came from a 'broken family'

Renuka Shahane, whose parents separated when she was eight years old, was ostracised by other children because she came from a 'broken family'.

Renuka Shahane, whose parents got divorced when she was really young, felt the impact of their decision in certain aspects of her life. She said that people would discourage their children from playing with her as she came from a ‘broken family’.

Renuka Shahane's parents separated when she was very young.

In a special episode of Netflix’s Behensplaining, Renuka said that she found it odd that parents encouraged their children to ostracise her. “My parents separated when I was eight. You know, people used to look at us and say we come from a ‘broken family’. I have had people saying, ‘Don’t play with them because they come from a broken family’,” she said.

“As if, it is like, maine haath lagaya hota unko toh unki bhi family break up hoti (if I would have touched them, their families would have broken up too). I just don’t get it,” she added.