Adnan Sami - Personal Life

Personal Life

Adnan Sami was married to Zeba Bakhtiar for a short period (2nd marriage, separated in 1996/1997) from whom he had a son Azaan Khan. After their separation, Adnan allegedly abducted their son and took him to Dubai after the Lahore High Court awarded custody rights to Zeba.

In May 1998, Zeba alleged that Pakistani and UAE officials were not co-operating with her in her bid to gain custody of her son from Adnan. She took the custody of Azaan by appealing in a Canadian court. Canadian immigration officials "stormed" Adnan's home, arrested him and "whisked away" his son who was handed over to his mother, Zeba. According to Adnan, this forced him to cancel millions of dollars worth of concerts and other recording obligations. Adnan's father, Arshad Sami Khan, filed a defamation suit against Zeba and her family claiming that during the hearing, he and his family members were defamed.

According to Sami, this was when he began to gain weight by using food for comfort and getting more depressed and this became a vicious cycle and by June 2006, he weighed 206 kilos.

In 2001, Sami fell in love with and married Dubai-based Sabah Galadari his third marriage and her second. This relationship also called quits a year-and-a-half later. According to Adnan, Sabah left him because he was obese. He also claimed that they were married for 10 years.On 19 June 2012, Bombay High court granted divorce to Adnan Sami and Sabah Galadari. Around 2001, Sami, who was then based in Dubai, unsuccessfully attempted to acquire Indian citizenship. After failing to acquire Indian citizenship, he attempted to acquire Canadian citizenship and was successful in getting it.

In 2002, Adnan filed an appeal for the custody of his son Azaan in a Pakistani court by claiming that Zeba had obtained the custody of Azaan by "misleading the Canadian court through false and ill-founded allegations against him". Soon after, the two agreed to reconcile and settle the issue out of court after years of legal battles. Adnan agreed to let Zeba have custody but wanted access to Azaan. But it did not work out and in 2004, he sued the Canadian government for $30 million in connection with the immigration raid that had ended with his son "being whisked away". According to Sami, he won the case.

In 2004, Sami revealed himself as a huge fan of S D Burman and R.D. Burman.

In 2005, Adnan suffered from lymphoedema and developed an abscess in the knee. He was in intensive care, had to undergo a risky surgery and was in bed for three months.

In June 2006, Adnan weighed 206 kilograms (450 lb) and according to him, he underwent extensive liposuction to lose 130kilos. now he lives by strict diet, Adnan lost 130 kg (290 lb) weight in 1 surgery.

In 2008, Adnan's wife Sabah returned to Mumbai, remarried and began staying with Adnan.

On 30 January 2009, Adnan's wife Sabah registered a case against Adnan at the Oshiwara police station accusing him of physical and mental torture after they had a violent fight. Adnan was summoned to the police station and warned against misbehaving with his wife in future. According to Adnan, Sabah is making a claim to his flat in Lokhandwala and did not allow his father to return to it. He said he was planning to fight in court with his wife. Adnan also said that his wife was unkind to his son from a previous marriage, Azaan. Sabah has said that their troubles began soon after remarriage and that Adnan was suffering from alcoholism which "increased by the day" and would often indulge in violence against her.

According to her, on one occasion, Adnan drank so much alcohol that he fell down in the bathroom and they had to cancel a show in London. She has also said that he abused and apologised to her and it became a pattern and that she loved him "so much". Adnan Sami violated the law of India by buying immovable property without permission. Naresh Kadyan, Chairman — PFA Haryana asked the Mumbai Police to lodge FIR against Adnan Sami u/s 420, 120-B IPC along with other relevant sections of the law of the land.

Adnan married for the third time on 3 April 2010, with an Afghan origin German national woman, Roya Faryabi. Roya works as Project Manager for a US-based company, operating in Germany. According to media, Adnan first met Roya in India and proposed to her after some time, while Roya says that she always liked Adnan and he is the best match for her.