Akanksha Chamola Says Divorce From Gaurav Khanna Is Proceeding, Papers Yet to Be Signed

Akanksha Chamola has issued her clearest update yet on her separation from Gaurav Khanna, maintaining that the couple’s decision to divorce remains unchanged even though the formal documents have not been signed.

In an August 2026 interaction covered by NewsX and subsequently reported by NDTV, Akanksha said the divorce was “definitely happening” and explained that conflicting professional schedules had prevented the two from finding time to complete the paperwork together. She also stressed that the decision had been under consideration long before her appearance on Lock Upp: Sach Ya Sazaa.

A later interview published on August 16 added another useful detail. Akanksha said she and Gaurav had actually been living separately for around 18 months, and that the divorce proceedings were ongoing, with drafts still requiring signatures and submission.

That makes the present position more precise than simply saying the actors are “divorced”: they are separated and intend to end their marriage, but the available public information does not establish that a divorce has already been legally finalised.

Akanksha says the decision predates Lock Upp

Akanksha first made the separation public during the June 27 premiere of Netflix reality series Lock Upp: Sach Ya Sazaa. At that point, she said she and Gaurav had been living separately for approximately a year and described the decision as mutual. She said the two remained in communication but no longer believed they were compatible as married partners because they envisioned different futures.

After leaving the reality show, she rejected suggestions that the announcement had been made for television publicity. In an August 5 media interaction, Akanksha said legal discussions had already begun before she entered Lock Upp and that signing the paperwork was one of the remaining steps.

Her subsequent comments are therefore not a fresh announcement of a breakup. They are an update on a separation that had been developing privately well before viewers learned about it.

Why haven't the divorce papers been signed?

Akanksha's August clarification addressed this point directly.

According to her, both actors' work schedules have made it difficult to find an appropriate time to sit together and sign the documents. She specifically rejected the idea that the delay meant the divorce itself was uncertain.

Her August 16 interview went further, stating that the divorce proceedings were ongoing and that the drafts still needed to be signed and submitted.

Those details matter because phrases such as “divorce confirmed” can create the impression that a legal decree has already been issued. The material reviewed for this report does not establish that.

The timeline has become clearer

There is a slight difference between Akanksha's initial public description of the separation and her more recent account.

On Lock Upp in June, she said the couple had been living apart for about a year. In the August 16 interview, she described the separation as lasting approximately 18 months.

That does not necessarily indicate a contradiction; people frequently use approximate periods when discussing personal timelines. But the later statement is the more current one and should be reflected in updated coverage.

Akanksha has also said that deciding to end the marriage was not instantaneous. In her NewsX interaction, she described a prolonged period during which the couple tried to determine whether the relationship could continue before concluding otherwise.

Gaurav Khanna has also acknowledged their legal status

Gaurav has addressed the separation publicly as well.

During an appearance connected with Lock Upp in July, he acknowledged that they were living separately while pointing out that Akanksha remained legally his wife at that stage.

He had earlier spoken publicly about continuing to support Akanksha despite the separation, saying his respect and support for her remained.

That is significant because it independently supports one of the central distinctions in the story: their marital relationship had broken down and they were living separately, but the legal marriage had not yet formally ended.

Akanksha now says there was no single reason for the split

One aspect of the story has also become more nuanced.

During Lock Upp, Akanksha spoke about differences over parenthood, saying Gaurav wanted children while she had realised motherhood was not the future she wanted.

However, in her August 16 interview, she cautioned against reducing the separation to one issue. Akanksha said the relationship had deteriorated gradually and that there were “multiple reasons” behind the decision.

That later clarification is important editorially. Differences over having children can accurately be reported as one reason Akanksha herself discussed publicly, but it should not be presented as the sole established cause of the marriage ending.

What is actually confirmed?

The available evidence supports four core points.

Akanksha and Gaurav have been living separately for an extended period; both have publicly acknowledged that they remain legally married while separated; Akanksha says divorce proceedings are underway; and she says the remaining documents still need to be signed and submitted.

What cannot currently be established from the material reviewed is that a final divorce decree has been granted.

Similarly, there is no reliable basis to frame the delay in paperwork as evidence that the couple have reconciled. Akanksha's latest statements explicitly maintain that the divorce is proceeding.

The Celebrity Hour Take

The biggest editorial lesson in this update is one of terminology.

Celebrity separation stories often compress several legally distinct stages into one dramatic headline: separation, deciding to divorce, preparing documents, filing proceedings and receiving a final divorce decree are not necessarily the same thing.

In Akanksha and Gaurav's case, the public evidence currently supports a confirmed separation and an ongoing intention/process to divorce, not a completed legal dissolution.

The newer interviews also make the story more substantial than the original announcement. Akanksha has clarified both the approximate length of the separation and the fact that she does not attribute the breakup to one single disagreement.

Until the couple themselves or an authoritative legal record confirms completion of the process, that distinction should remain central to responsible coverage.

Sources & Verification

This report was prepared by cross-checking Akanksha Chamola's June Lock Upp: Sach Ya Sazaa disclosure with her post-show August interviews and Gaurav Khanna's own public remarks about their legal status. The most recent material reviewed includes Akanksha's August 13 comments reported from a NewsX interaction and her August 16 interview stating that the divorce drafts still required signing and submission. No independently accessible final divorce decree was identified during this research.