Esha Deol and her former husband Bharat Takhtani arrived together at a Diwali party in Mumbai on Saturday evening, posing for photographers and walking hand-in-hand in a joint appearance that has set social media talking. The former couple, who announced their separation in February 2024 after 12 years of marriage, were filmed arriving at the celebration and posing for the paparazzi before heading inside.
IndiaForums reported today, 8 November, that the pair’s appearance drew immediate attention, with video of the moment going viral. Esha wore a pastel pink saree for the occasion, while Bharat complemented the festive setting in a beige bandhgala, according to the outlet. IANS, carried by The Freedom Press on 8 November, reported the same scene: the two attended the Diwali bash together on Saturday and “even posed for the shutterbugs together”.
Two years on from the split
The appearance comes almost two years after the couple publicly announced they were parting ways. According to IANS, Esha and Bharat announced their separation on 7 February 2024 after more than 11 years of marriage, releasing a joint statement saying they had “mutually and amicably decided to part ways”. They married in June 2012 at the ISKCON temple in Mumbai and share two daughters, Radhya and Miraya.
Coverage has been careful not to over-read the evening. Particle News, in a round-up published on 8 November, noted that reporters and social footage framed the appearance as consistent with the pair’s public, cooperative post-separation relationship rather than an indication they are reconciling. The outlet also reported that Bharat has been in a public relationship with entrepreneur Meghna Lakhani since August 2025, and that the former couple have continued to share social spaces while focusing on their children.
A pattern of friendly public moments
Saturday was not the first time the two have been seen together since the split. IANS reported that Esha penned a sweet birthday wish for Bharat on 12 October, on behalf of their daughters, and that in May she joined him for a friendly lunch with close friends. Esha has previously described co-parenting as putting aside personal differences to function as a unit for their daughters, according to Particle News.
For now, the Diwali photographs read as another chapter in that story: a former couple comfortable enough to arrive together, pose together and celebrate a festival together — without, on the available evidence, signalling anything more.
