New Delhi, Nov. 13 -- Filmmaker Farah Khan has opened up about the difficult period her close friend, tennis star Sania Mirza, went through following her divorce from former Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik. During a candid chat on Sania's YouTube show Serving It Up with Sania, Farah recalled witnessing the athlete experience panic attacks while trying to cope with the emotional toll of the separation.

Sharing her own childhood memories of financial struggle in the film industry, Farah spoke about how life - not just Bollywood - can be unforgiving. The conversation shifted when she addressed Sania's journey as a single mother.

"You are now a single mother. Nothing is more difficult than that," Farah said, praising Sania for handling her...