Kamal Ghorui
Fardeen Khan recently became the subject of online buzz after being spotted at a Mumbai event with a woman in black. A video from the outing quickly went viral, with many social media users mistakenly identifying the woman as his wife, Natasha Madhvani. Addressing the confusion, the actor has now clarified that the woman was actually his sister.Fardeen set the record straight while exiting the HELLO! Hall of Fame Awards held in Mumbai. In a video from the event, he is seen promptly correcting photographers who had misidentified the woman. He explained that she was his sister, Laila Khan, and not his wife, as widely assumed online.In the clip, Fardeen can be heard saying, “Yeh meri behen hai, biwi nahi hai. Bahut saare handles mein aap log yahi likhte hai ke yeh meri biwi hai (She is my sister, not my wife. On many handles, you people keep writing that she is my wife).” Laila, amused by the mix-up, is later seen laughing and adding, “It was much needed.”Laila Khan, daughter of the late actor Feroz Khan, is married to businessman Farhan Furniturewala and generally keeps a low public profile.Fardeen married Natasha Madhvani in December 2005. She is the daughter of veteran actress Mumtaz and businessman Mayur Madhvani. The couple has two children, daughter Diani Isabella Khan and son Azarius Fardeen Khan.The clarification comes amid ongoing speculation about Fardeen’s personal life. In 2023, reports suggested that he and Natasha had “decided to part ways amicably,” with claims that they had been living separately for over a year. During this time, Fardeen had also spoken about missing out on everyday moments with his children, sharing that he prioritises spending time with them whenever they are in Mumbai.On the professional front, Fardeen made his return to acting with ‘Heeramandi’, directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali. He was last seen in ‘Housefull 5’ which also starred Akshay Kumar, Abhishek Bachchan, Riteish Deshmukh, Jacqueline Fernandez, Nargis Fakhri, Sonam Bajwa, Nana Patekar, Sanjay Dutt, and Jackie Shroff. The film turned out to be a commercial success, reportedly earning Rs 300 crore worldwide.
