<p> Veteran actor Om Puri and wife Nandita have opted for judicial separation after 26 years of marriage.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Puri and Nandita have decided to live separately without going for a divorce with the actor getting visiting rights to son Ishaan, 18, after things turned ugly between them following her biography of the actor.<br /><br />"The court order came last week. It was a clash of our sensibilities. This happens with people so there is nothing unusual in it. Nandita and I are supposed to talk only regarding Ishaan's education and welfare," Puri told PTI over phone from Mumbai.<br /><br />His lawyer Jalaja Nambiar said the couple will have separate lives without divorce.<br />"Mr Puri wanted divorce but because things started going here and there, he opted for an amicable settlement and the court granted them judicial separation under which they are a married couple legally but have their separate lives and cannot interfere in each other's matter," she said.<br /><br />Nandita, who had earlier filed a domestic violence case against the actor, seemed more positive.<br /><br />"There were no terms. Everything happened peacefully. We are living separately till we get back. We have withdrawn all the cases against each other," she told PTI.<br /><br />When asked whether she was hopeful about getting back, she said, "I don't know."<br />Nandita and Puri's differences came out in open with the release of his biography "Unlikely Hero: The Story of Om Puri" that his wife wrote.<br />Puri felt Nandita exposed his past relationships in the book in a disrespectful manner.</p>
<p> Veteran actor Om Puri and wife Nandita have opted for judicial separation after 26 years of marriage.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Puri and Nandita have decided to live separately without going for a divorce with the actor getting visiting rights to son Ishaan, 18, after things turned ugly between them following her biography of the actor.<br /><br />"The court order came last week. It was a clash of our sensibilities. This happens with people so there is nothing unusual in it. Nandita and I are supposed to talk only regarding Ishaan's education and welfare," Puri told PTI over phone from Mumbai.<br /><br />His lawyer Jalaja Nambiar said the couple will have separate lives without divorce.<br />"Mr Puri wanted divorce but because things started going here and there, he opted for an amicable settlement and the court granted them judicial separation under which they are a married couple legally but have their separate lives and cannot interfere in each other's matter," she said.<br /><br />Nandita, who had earlier filed a domestic violence case against the actor, seemed more positive.<br /><br />"There were no terms. Everything happened peacefully. We are living separately till we get back. We have withdrawn all the cases against each other," she told PTI.<br /><br />When asked whether she was hopeful about getting back, she said, "I don't know."<br />Nandita and Puri's differences came out in open with the release of his biography "Unlikely Hero: The Story of Om Puri" that his wife wrote.<br />Puri felt Nandita exposed his past relationships in the book in a disrespectful manner.</p>