Bigg Boss star suffered not one but two heartbreaks. First husband tried to strangle her. Second claimed their marriage was not legally binding. Who is Dalljiet Kaur?

Imagine experiencing heartbreak and disillusionment not once but twice! That's what happened to Dalljiet Kaur. The TV actress and jewellery entrepreneur suffered heartbreak in her marriages to TV star Shalin Bhanot and entrepreneur Nikhil Patel. A video of her life story recently went viral on social media. Hailing from Ludhiana, she came from a military family. Dalljiet Kaur debuted on television in the drama Manshaa on Zee TV. She later made appearances in well-known programmes, including Raat Hone Ko Hai, Aahat, and C.I.D. She appeared briefly in Kaisa Ye Pyar Hai in 2005. In Kulvaddhu, she played Niyati, a young woman from a Jodhpur royal family, in her first major role.

Dalljiet played Shikha in Chhoona Hai Aasmaan after Kulvaddhu ended abruptly. She also appeared in the television series Santaan on Star Plus from 2007 to 2009.

She became more popular when she participated in the dance reality TV show Nach Baliye in 2008 with her ex-husband, Shalin Bhanot, and emerged as a winner.

A Tumultuous Personal Life

Dalljiet’s personal life has been full of turmoil. She met Bhanot on the sets of Kulvaddhu. They married in 2009 and had a son in 2014. The next year, they divorced.

In an old interview with The Times of India, she accused Bhanot of domestic violence. “He pushed me in my father’s presence. My thigh was bruised for almost a month. But I forgave him, thinking it takes time for a marriage to work. On another occasion, he twisted my arm in front of his parents. But I finally decided enough was enough when he came charging towards me while I had Shaarav in my arms. It could have turned fatal for my 40-day-old premature child. That day, I left for my parents’ home in Bangalore,” she said. She also claimed Bhanot never visited a doctor with her when she was pregnant.

She also claimed he had tried to strangle her when she tried to confront him over an act of infidelity. “He grabbed me by my throat, pinned me against the wall and tried to strangle me,” he revealed.

In 2019, she became a participant in the reality TV show Bigg Boss.

She married businessman Nikhil Patel on 18 March 2023. They separated in 2024. She claimed he was involved in an extramarital affair with another woman and had told her they had never been married and the house they lived in was not his. She wrote on Instagram: “My clothes, my bangles, my temple, everything is there; my home is there... My child's clothes, books, and hope from his father... Everything is there... My in-laws' house... The picture I made with my hands on that wall... Everything is there; every corner has my saree... Husband says it's not my home... Says the marriage never happened. Is that house mine? SN, what do you have to say? Is Nikhil my husband? Did our marriage never happen, according to you as well?”

In an interview with ETimes, Patel had claimed that the marriage was not legally binding and that her leaving Kenya (she had shifted to the country after her wedding) brought their marriage to an end.

“In January this year, Dalljiet decided to leave Kenya with her son Jaydon and return to India, which ultimately led to our separation. We both realised that the foundation of our blended family wasn't as strong as we had hoped, making it hard for Dalljiet to settle in Kenya. In March 2023, we held an Indian wedding ceremony in Mumbai. Though it held cultural significance, it was not legally binding. This ceremony was intended to reassure Dalljiet’s family about her move to Kenya,” he told ET.

In 2026, she launched the jewellery brand Silver Play.