Television actress Shweta Tiwari has always been in the limelight. It is not just because of her superhit shows but also because of her personal life. The actress married twice but both marriages failed. While she is a single mother today and has a daughter and a son, let’s look back at what actually happened with Shweta’s married life.

Shweta Tiwari’s first marriage was to actor Raja Chaudhary in 1998, but it soon faced serious personal issues. She later accused him of alcoholism and regular physical abuse, claiming he would even create scenes on her show sets.

Over the years, she has said that she stayed in that marriage despite the mistreatment because she feared the impact on their daughter, Palak, born in 2000. Shweta was emotionally torn and worried that a divorce would deprive her child of a father.

In 2007, after nearly nine years of marriage, Shweta filed for divorce on the grounds of “domestic violence, infidelity, and alcoholism,” revealing later that it had taken her a long time to come to that decision because of her emotional bond with her daughter and her desire to protect her well-being.

The legal battle dragged on for years, and when the divorce was finalised in 2012, part of the settlement required Shweta to hand over a Mumbai flat worth about Rs 93 lakh to Raja. In an interview later, the actress called it a “bitter price for her freedom”.

After the divorce, Raja Chaudhary made several allegations against Shweta. He also claimed that the actress insisted he never meet their daughter Palak again.

Despite all the acrimony, Raja publicly called Shweta an “excellent mother and wife” in later interviews, while also expressing wishful thoughts of reconciliation — though he acknowledged his limits given their complicated history.

Shweta remarried in July 2013, this time to actor Abhinav Kohli, after dating him for about three years. The couple appeared to be building a fresh start, and in November 2016 they welcomed a son, Reyansh.

However, that second marriage also soured badly. In August 2019, Shweta filed a domestic violence complaint against Abhinav, alleging that he harassed and abused not only her but also her daughter Palak, leading to a serious legal confrontation.

As part of the dispute, Shweta even shared CCTV footage to support her claims — one video reportedly showed Abhinav grabbing their son Reyansh from her arms, which she used to illustrate the emotional and physical turmoil her children were exposed to.

Recently, her first husband Raja stirred fresh controversy by claiming that Abhinav had come to him in tears after Shweta ended their relationship. He also alleged that Shweta had originally introduced Abhinav as her “brother” — a claim that has reignited public scrutiny of her two marriages.