Sonali Bendre Reacts To Shoaib Akhtar's Viral Claim Of Wanting To Marry Her

Sonali Bendre was asked about an old comment made by Shoaib Akhtar, where he had apparently said that he would "kidnap" the actress if she doesn’t accept his marriage proposal.

Entertainment Desk
Written By: Entertainment Desk
Updated: May 15, 2024 | 12:27 IST
Sonali Bendre and Shoaib Akhtar
Sonali Bendre was asked about an old comment made by Shoaib Akhtar.

Bollywood actress Sonali Bendre is currently winning a lot of praise for her acting in the second season of Zee5 series 'The Broken News'. The new Hindi web series, which also stars Jaideep Ahlawat and Shriya Pilgaonkar, tells the tale of Indian media currently, and how news anchors end up changing the news narrative to suit their personal bias and agendas. In the latest Bollywood celebrity news, Sonali Bendre was asked about an old comment made by former Pakistan cricketer Shoaib Akhtar, where he had apparently said that he would "kidnap" the actress if she doesn’t accept his marriage proposal.

This claim has been going viral on social media for years now, and finally Sonali Bendre has reacted to it. 

On the podcast with Shubhankar Mishra, Sonali Bendre was asked about Akhtar’s viral comment. The host then told her that the Pakistani cricketer had confessed of having a crush on her.

To this, Sonali said, "Ya, I don’t know how true this is though. Fake news existed even then!” 

When the host told her that Akhtar had said that “kidnapping” statement rather playfully, she added, “I don’t know if he really said it."

When she was told that the cricketer was a big fan of hers, she added, “Thank God for that, my career is because of that."

For the unversed, in 2019, Shoaib Akhtar had clarified that he never said anything regarding Sonali Bendre. In a video on his YouTube channel, the former cricketer said that he wants to stop all the rumours "once and for all."

In the video, Shoaib Akhtar said there were claims that he would carry Sonali Bendre's picture in his wallet, that he wanted to marry her and also that he had an affair with her.

“I never met Sonali Bendre! I was also never her fan! I’ve seen her in films and she is indeed a beautiful woman, but I’ve not been a fan. Yes, when she fought back her cancer, that’s when I started being her fan as a person, because of how courageous she was. But bhai mere, I had nothing to do with her," he said on his YouTube channel.

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