Overview
- Farah Khan Ali told interviewer Vickey Lalwani on Friday that she and Bobby Deol were "childhood sweethearts" at about 16 and 17, and that their contact involved holding hands and writing letters rather than modern dating.
- The designer used the timing of her recent store launch to reiterate the account and dedicated the event to her late mother Zarine Khan, saying family values shape how she remembers past relationships.
- Farah said Bobby attended the launch and that he and his wife Tanya remain close friends, describing both as like family and denying any present estrangement.
- She explicitly rejected claims that Neelam Kothari caused a rift, noting Neelam entered Bobby’s life after Farah and Bobby’s teenage bond had ended and calling Neelam a dear friend.
- The exchange highlights how celebrity recollections and public events often prompt reexaminations of old stories and can serve to calm long-running rumours by restating timelines and personal ties.