Raja Chaudhary recently met his daughter Palak after a long time. Soon after meeting her, he posted a picture on his Facebook account with the caption, ‘Moment of my life.’ “I was meeting her after 13 long years! When I last saw her, she was a baby and now she is a grown up girl,” says an emotional Raja, who was married to actress Shweta Tiwari for seven years.

He adds, “Palak and I were in touch with each other through WhatsApp. Every day, I used to message her ‘Good morning’. But we hadn’t met at all. I was staying in Meerut with my parents. I had some work in Mumbai, so I called Palak who was rehearsing for her film. She took time out and we met at a hotel in Andheri for around one and a half hours. There were no grudges between us, nor did we discuss our past. There were only pyaar bhari talks between us.”

Raja says he wants to make the most of the second chance that life has given him. “My love for Palak has not changed at all over these years when I wasn’t allowed to meet her. But now, she is a grown up girl and can take her own decisions. I wish I could have met her all these years, but it is okay. I really missed all the things a father would want to enjoy with his daughter — her growing up, her school, her likes and dislikes, etc. But when I met her, I realised she has turned out to be a beautiful girl, it’s all thanks to my ex-wife Shweta Tiwari. I am really happy now,” he shares.