{
  "id": 1025286,
  "title": "‘I felt I was betraying God’: Himanshi Khurana opens up about breakup with Asim Riaz",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/i-felt-i-was-betraying-god-himanshi-khurana-opens-up-about-breakup",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-15T11:40:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express",
    "slug": "the-indian-express",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/himanshi-khurana-on-breakup-with-asim-riaz-religious-differences-betraying-my-god-10834764/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Himanshi Khurana has offered a poignant account of her breakup with Asim Riaz, revealing how differences in religious beliefs led her to question her own faith and identity. The couple met during their stint on Bigg Boss 13 and went on to have a four-year relationship. In December 2023, they mutually decided to end their relationship due to their differing religious beliefs.\n\nHimanshi confessed that her partner often shared the positive aspects of his religion, hoping she would understand and accept them. However, she felt compelled to maintain her own beliefs, stating that she did not believe her partner had wronged her. She recounted feeling like she was \"betraying her God\" when the conflict turned internal.\n\nThe prospect of having to abandon her religious practices and beliefs was a significant turning point for Himanshi. She decided to undertake a spiritual journey, specifically the Char Dham yatra, a pilgrimage to four holy sites in the Himalayas, before making any decision. This pilgrimage was a way for her to say goodbye to her faith as she knew it.\n\nHimanshi's struggle with her faith led her to question whether she could genuinely follow another faith while suppressing her own. She expressed that her beliefs were deeply ingrained and not something she could easily switch off. This internal conflict was not just about one religion being superior to another; it was about the difficulty of letting go of beliefs that had become an integral part of her identity.\n\nUltimately, Himanshi's journey through religious differences helped her understand her own faith better. The process of questioning herself and her beliefs led to personal growth and a deeper understanding of her spiritual self.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "Himanshi Khurana ended relationship with Asim Riaz in 2023 due to religious differences.",
    "She felt betraying God when questioning her own faith during conflict.",
    "Char Dham yatra pilgrimage helped her understand and grow spiritually."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}