Dark Reality of Marriages & Divorce in Modern India | Bollywood’s Top Divorce Lawyer Vandana Shah

In episode 161 of PG Radio, Prakhar engages in a compelling conversation with renowned divorce lawyer Vandana Shah. They delve into the increasing rates of divorces in love marriages and the realities of modern marital life. The discussion covers whether couples should move out of their parent's homes post-marriage, the impact of infidelity, and the controversial idea of having a child to save a marriage. Vandana also provides insights on when to file for divorce, the perceived bias of divorce laws against men, and the typical duration of the divorce process.

Vandana Shah is a prominent divorce lawyer, author, and social activist based in India. Known for her expertise in family law, she has represented numerous high-profile cases and is recognized for advocating for women's rights and gender equality. Vandana is also an author, having penned books such as "Ex-Files: The Story of My Divorce," a memoir detailing her personal journey through divorce and her subsequent career in law. She actively works towards providing support and legal aid to individuals going through divorce and is a frequent speaker on issues related to marriage, divorce, and women's empowerment.

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Produced by– Ansh Bhatnagar
Host– Prakhar Gupta

This is what we talked about:
00:00 - Are there more divorces in Love Marriages?
06:13 - Sponsor
08:20 - Reality of Modern Marriages
13:29 - Should couples move out of their parent's home post-marriage?
19:49 - Cheating in Marriages
23:34 - Is having a Child to save marriage a good option?
27:14 - When a 9-year-old girl wanted to file for divorce for her parents
28:47 - When should you file a divorce?
30:27 - Divorce Laws are Against Men?
43:46 - How long does the divorce process actually take?
49:10 - Drunk husbands and how they destroy marriages
57:42 - Divorce cases that last 10+ years
1:05:00 - How to initiate a divorce?
1:09:20 - How Expensive are Most Expensive Divorces?
1:11:14 - What happens in Bollywood Divorces?
1:23:58 - Prakhar's opinion on Marriages and Divorce

[shahrags]

I love how Prakhar thinks he can convince an experienced lawyer to agree to his opinion which is completely against her whole career 😂

[kunalsharma]

Well, because she's a divorce lawyer and she has settled a divorce for 250 crores for a female celebrity. Fact of the matter is she doesn't even want to listen the men's side then why she would agree the laws are biased. The laws are skewed af, period.

[WatermelonSugar]

12:02 all my female friends who live with in laws say this. They are expected to work full time & do unequal contribution in house work, child care and elder care.

[Aakashh_Sharma]

Best part prakhar is, you come straight to point without any intro etc.. ❤

[OMSalvi-fitf]

If women are getting harass there are laws to protect women. Men are getting harass there are no laws to protect men and that's the problem is. That's why we need gender equal laws

[KritiBhardwaj-kenn]

As a woman, I don’t agree where she talks about equality of laws for man and woman. Women have been misusing laws and we have to accept it now
Are woman suffering?? YES
Are we denying the fact that they have been suffering? NO

But you cannot ignore that men are suffering as well. Why is there a harm to accept it?
The kind of passion and soft aggression with which speaks about woman suffering and almost denying suffering of a man is clearly visible.

[barkita]

What an awesome podcast it is, Vandana mam is phenomenal, I learn so much from her ❤❤

[sushmitaSwain-gy]

The gay story discussed here, was totally my story. I was with a guy, we were best friends/ lovers but he hated the idea of physical intimacy.
Post marriage I found out he had other preferences.
I welled up listening to this. Because nobody understands what I went through

[OMSalvi-fitf]

No one is against alimony and maintenance for housewife. people are against alimony and maintenance given to working women. Working women are earning money still getting money from husband and they have 50% right in their father's property and husband property also. Indian need gender neutral laws.

[deepnarayanpaul]

Bro do a podcast with @DeepikaNarayanBhardwaj her people can get a reality check about men's status nowadays in India, This Divorce Lawyer is also manipulating facts and same Women biased like our laws.

[Loveandlight]

Indeed most people are accusing her of biasedness...because as usual most Indians will not support a feminist or feminism in any way. So many people here are of the opinion that men suffer due to Alimony asked. I agree there are some women who can misuse laws but most of them suffer in their marriages. Like this lawyer stated, you are asked to provide financially but also do all the household duties, take care of 'his parents' if they are sick or anything. Whereas the men aren’t contributing to household work. And in so mamy there is family pressure to have children and then giving up your career to take care of them. I can just advice to totally make things clear before marriage.

[User-qohq]

"All the laws are predisposed towards men", didn't even care to explain which law, its pretty sad how she is justifying law favouring women by some fantasizes version of law which favours men..
Man, This lady is filled with biasness, waste of time.

[anonymous-ymgt]

True example of Women Empowerment. She must have worked very hard for several years and hence at the top today which would not have been possible if she would not have got divorced. Cheers to her enthusiasm and courage.

[priyanksingh]

bhai she is totally on side of females....every time you ask about male suffering she mentions female female female female female question hi nahi ghus rha uske dimaag bring someone who talks about both or ateast ground reality taking side of any one gender

[yellowmint]

This is the first time I've come across this channel and anchor and I can safely say his interview with the said lawyer is the best one I've seen so far on u tube

[vaibhavbhandari]

I don't understand one thing. Whenever such issues come up, why are only males or men blamed for everything. I mean, clapping cannot be done with a single hand similarly devorse can not be just the fault of the husbands. Now I am not denying that such situations do not occur, but we must also understand that somewhere, the laws are also biased towards the women. I heard one person saying, that if 5% of the cases of marrital rape or devorse are based on false aligations on men, then at least 60-70 per cent are true so he implied that we should focus on those 60-70 per cent? Why the hell should we do that? Everything is not black and white.
I feel she is a little biased, for instance, she says that the mother in law expects the women to manage both household and their jobs, so why cannot men manage the housework? I mean couldn't she have given the option of a compromise like some days of the week one will cook and the other days the other one will cook.

[tinu]

I want to tell this to Vandana ji.... Men in India are not saints. I was left by a guy when we were getting close to the engagement time. He gave the reason "I'm able to get a US-based doctor. I don't have to suffer by marrying a middle-class girl in India." I had another guy tell me "My parents are very good and the girl who marries me will have to adjust to them. I'm willing to listen to nothing from her." And not so surprisingly, both of them managed to find girls and get married. So, this is the reason men in India don't change, b'coz women are willing to settle for bare-bone minimum.

[luffywest]

I am a guy. Not at all offended by anything she said. I am not being politically correct here at all. Facts are facts. My reality is different from most average guys. Ab koi reply karega, jalan ke saath, that says more about you, than about me.

Just as I thought. NPCs

[hiiii-pb]

finally somebody asked prakhar a question i get so mad when people say they dont have one for him😭

[aryansingh]

lost is when she said " I don't agree that laws are against men " ...there is no man's perspective....but I understand, she has female clients. Explains a lot. I mean she shpuld talk