"I started to think I might get killed."
Seema Sajdeh has opened up about the anxiety she felt re-entering the dating world after her divorce from actor Sohail Khan.
Speaking to Janice Sequeira in a recent interview, the fashion designer described post-divorce dating as the “worst part” of her separation.
Seema explained: “Honestly, for me, it was the worst part.
“Everyone just told me, ‘Arey, just go have good time, meet him, talk to him’.
“I watched too much of Law and Order SVU.
“And because I watched it too much, I started to think I might get killed. I am like, ‘What if he turns out to be a serial killer?’”
Seema Sajdeh became a household name after her appearances on Netflix’s Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives, alongside Maheep Kapoor, Bhavana Pandey, and Neelam Kothari.
The first season followed her marriage as it neared its end.
In season three, viewers saw her rekindling an old romance with the man she had been engaged to before eloping with Sohail Khan.
Now, she says dating in the digital age doesn’t appeal to her at all.
Seema shared: “I am sorry I am old school. I didn’t even know the meaning of situationship.”
Seema was married to Sohail Khan for more than two decades and shares two sons with him. She finalised her divorce in 2022.
Recalling a brief moment when she tried dating apps, Seema Sajdeh admitted it didn’t go as planned.
“I went to a dating app only once because this was one night of drinking too much and a couple of friends… we got together.”
“I registered on that app as per their suggestion and then when I woke up in the morning, I realised I had selected the gender for my partner as female.
“I thought they were asking me for my gender.”
Seema’s post-divorce life was documented in the second season of Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives when Indian Matchmaking‘s Sima Taparia visited Seema to help her find a match.
When she asked Seema why her marriage ended, she said that their views did not match.
Seema added: “I was following your formula because we were both trying. It’s not like we didn’t try together.
“And, when you have children, it’s a different situation.”
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