Sandip Soparrkar, Jesse Randhawa separate

Mumbai: Choreographer Sandip Soparrkar and his wife model-turned actress Jesse Randhawa have decided to live separately for a while.

"We both, Jesse Randhawa and Sandip Soparrkar, have decided to live separately for a while. We are taking time off from each other to figure things out between us and to know which path we wish to choose in life," a joint statement issued by the couple said.

Sandip and Jesse had tied the knot in 2009.

"We have had a wonderful, memorable and a beautiful relationship for the past 11 years, out of which 5 years we were dating and the rest we spent as a married couple," it added.

"But now we have decided to only dance together as we both share the same love for the art, we are as of now been living separately to find our paths and goals in life," the release added.

Sandip and Jesse requested media to respect their privacy. "We request the media to please respect our privacy regarding the same and give us our personal space and not speculate the reason behind our separation," it said.