Vishal Dadlani and wife split after 18 years of marriage, file for divorce

Mumbai: Popular singer-composer Vishal Dadlani visited the Bandra court on Monday to file for divorce from Priyali after 18 years of marriage.

Vishal has not opened up about his marriage till now but chose to reveal the decision in a statement. He said that he and Delhi-based Priyali were living separately for the past few years and he said that they will continue to remain good friends.

Vishal's statement, “After several years of living separately, Priyali and I are officially filing for divorce. This is the only statement either of us wishes to make as this is a private and personal matter, and we hope it will be respected as such. Over our time apart, we have become perhaps greater friends than we have ever been before. Both our families are extremely close, to us and to each other, and of course, this will remain so. Our private lives have always been extremely personal to us, so we humbly ask for dignity and privacy in this regard.Thank you.“

On the professional front, Vishal and his partner Shekhar Ravjiani, from Vishal Shekhar, composed music of several popular films like ‘Sultan’ and ‘Befikre’ last year, with Vishal singing popular tracks like ‘Baby Ko Bass Pasand Hai’, ‘Udta Punjab’ among others.