Archive · 28 Aug 2026
Kamya Punjabi Recounts Domestic Violence in First Marriage
Kamya Punjabi talked about a very difficult first marriage.
She said she was hurt at home and used makeup to hide marks on her face.
She also said her husband wanted her to stop working and often questioned her.
Kamya kept trying to make the marriage work for many years.
One day, her daughter saw the parents fighting and became upset.
Kamya then packed a few things and left the house.
She stayed partly in her car and partly with friends for about a month or more.
She said she felt peaceful after leaving.
Kamya later rebuilt her life and married Shalabh Dang.
Kamya Punjabi said she experienced domestic violence during her first marriage and used makeup to conceal facial marks.
She said her former husband wanted her to stop working and repeatedly questioned her calls, clothing and companions.
Kamya said she continued trying to save the marriage despite frequent conflict and warnings from her parents.
She left after her daughter, Aara, witnessed one of the couple’s fights and began crying.
Kamya said she sought no alimony, gave up her investment in her former husband’s company and later married Shalabh Dang in 2020.
- Who
- Television actor Kamya Punjabi, her former husband Bunty Negi and their daughter, Aara.
- What
- Kamya Punjabi described domestic violence, controlling behavior, emotional distress and her decision to leave her first marriage.
- When
- She married her first husband at 25, remained married for roughly a decade or nearly 13 years according to the reports, and married Shalabh Dang in 2020.
- Where
- She described the abuse and conflict as occurring at home, and said she later stayed in her car and at friends’ homes.
- Why
- She decided to leave after her daughter witnessed a fight and cried, making Kamya unwilling to continue the situation.
- Interview
- Kamya Punjabi discussed her experiences in a conversation with Siddharth Kannan.
- First marriage
- She married Bunty Negi at age 25 after dating him for three years.
- Domestic violence
- Kamya said she used makeup to hide marks on her face before going out, attending an award event and rehearsing for a comedy show.
- Work and control
- She said her former husband wanted her to stop working and repeatedly questioned her phone calls, clothing and companions.
- Leaving home
- After her daughter saw a fight, Kamya said she packed one pair of clothes and left.
- Time away
- She said her clothes remained in her car for about one or one-and-a-half months while she also stayed with friends.
- Divorce settlement
- Kamya said she did not seek alimony, agreed to raise her daughter herself and transferred her investment in her former husband’s company to him.
- Later marriage
- Kamya married Shalabh Dang in 2020.
