Mahabharat Actor, Nitish Bharadwaj Spoke About Being A Victim Of 'Extreme Abuse' In His Marriage

Nitish Bharadwaj, a name that needs no introduction, enjoyed a huge popularity among the masses. His portrayal of Lord Krishna in the popular mythological show, Mahabharat, helmed by B.R. Chopra garnered him a lot of fans across the globe. Till this day, he is remembered for his iconic character and loved by millions.

Do you know before venturing into acting, Nitish was a professional veterinary surgeon, however, since the job was monotonous, he left it and began his career in acting. He started his career with Marathi theatre and later shifted to Hindi theatre. Nitish was just 23, when he essayed the role of ‘Lord Krishna’ in B.R. Chopra’s Mahabharat and became an overnight sensation. Nitish also played titular roles in Ramayan and Vishnu Puran.

Talking about Nitish Bharadwaj’s big screen debut, he began his career with Marathi movies. However, his Malayalam debut film, Njan Gandharvan made him a huge star down South. In the course of time, he appeared in many films like Sangeet, Prem Shakti, Tujhi Majhi Jamli Jodi, Mohenjo Daro, Kedarnath and many others.

Though Nitish Bharadwaj’s career gave him many accolades, his personal life went through many tests of times. The actor went through a troubled marriage with his wife, Smita Gate and filed a case against his ex-wife for allegedly separating him for his daughters.

Nitish Bharadwaj married twice

In 1991, Nitish Bharadwaj married Monisha Patil, daughter of popular journalist, Vimla Patil. They soon became parents to two kids. However, their marriage didn’t work out and the couple got divorced in 2005. In 2009, Nitish gave love another chance and married an IAS officer, Smita Gate and they became parents to twin daughters. However, Nitish and Smita too separated in 2019 and their separation turned ugly when their marital dispute became public.

Nitish Bharadwaj revealed going through ‘extreme abuse’ in his marriage

In 2024, Nitish Bharadwaj filed a police complaint against his wife, Smita Gate, alleging harassment. He also accused Smita of not letting him meet his daughters. The actor went on to say that his wife has been changing their daughter’s school to not let them meet him.

In an interaction with Telly Talk India, Nitish Bhardwaj opened up about his troubled marriage and revealed how his twin daughters expressed disgust to call him their father. In his words:

“In this marriage, I have faced extreme amounts of abuse of all sorts, and even now with parental alienation, my two children are being taken away from me. If I tell you only the two lines my 11-year-old daughters told me, ‘Papa, we are disgusted to call you our father,’ this is what one child told me. Why is the child saying this after doing everything?”

Nitish Bharadwaj’s estranged wife, Smita Gate stated that the actor wanted to malign her image

After Nitish Bharadwaj’s accusations, Smita Gate called a press meet and shared her side of the story. She stated that the claims made by the actor against her of abducting her own daughters were nothing but malicious false statements made to malign her image.

Moreover, she even dismissed allegations of snapping connections between her ex-husband and their daughters, since they regularly communicated over email and phone calls. In her words:

“Nitish himself has claimed that he has communicated with my daughters on the same landline number. His assertion of being unaware of the phone number is false and misleading. Moreover, he has been furnished with a dedicated email address for communication on that email address in the past.”

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