Gossip, scandal and sensationalism comprise the flipside of glamour. Fans dig into it. Stars dread it. But nothing can stop the rumour mills from buzzing. They run on auto mode, continuing to churn out one spicy story after the other. If tabloids thrive on them, television relies on them for their TRPs. Who’s dating whom? Who’s cheating on whom? Who’s breaking up with whom? Who got sacked out of a film? Who grabbed whose role? The list is endless… Not long ago, tabloids and websites went berserk after finding a picture of a girl with Ranbir Kapoor. Most of the websites termed the “mystery girl” as Ranbir’s new girlfriend and even went on to say how he has moved on from Katrina Kaif. The fact, however, was far from the speculation. The mystery girl was just a Filmfare journalist who bumped into the star and clicked a picture with him. That’s how bizarre rumours can be. Taking our cue from this incident, we asked the stars about the strangest rumour they have heard about themselves...
Kareena Kapoor Khan
Recently, there were rumours that I was doing Baadshaho with Ajay Devgn and the remake of Sadma. It’s bizarre. I’ve no idea where these rumours came from. If there’s
a movie I’m doing, I will announce it.
Arjun Kapoor
It was said that I provoked Ranveer Singh on the set of Gunday and that we had a spat. It was believed that we didn’t see eye to eye with each other after a point of time. And that the whole bromance was just a big drama, which we were putting out for the world.
Sonam Kapoor
I recently read a report, which stated that after the success of Neerja I wasn’t getting any work. It was also said that I was actually worried and upset about the situation.
Ayushmann Khurrana
When I was shooting for Bewakoofiyaan in 2013, a report said that I had died in a freak skiing accident in Switzerland. Ironically, I’ve never been to Switzerland, even though I’m managed by Yash Raj Films. I took this rumour sportingly but my family and friends were worried and clearly not amused.
Alia Bhatt
The most bizarre thing I read about myself was that I’m Mahesh Bhatt and Pooja Bhatt’s daughter. I was shocked and found it damn gross.
Varun Dhawan
The weirdest rumour I heard was that I made Shraddha Kapoor cry because I shouted at her once. The truth is that she yells at me all the time.
Sidharth Malhotra
One random rumour is that I’m from Surat. The other one is that I’m related to Manish Malhotra. Some even suggest I’ve come from a television background.
Jacqueline Fernandez
That I’m dating Jackie Chan. Hilarious!
Athiya Shetty
The strangest rumour I heard about myself was that I had signed a ‘no dating clause’ with Sooraj Pancholi while we were shooting Hero.
Sonakshi Sinha
The news was that while I was inside a spa, it had got demolished from the outside. This was printed in the Mumbai newspapers while I was shooting in Chandigarh.
Rajkummar Rao
Apparently, people believe I’m demanding on the set and that I ask to see the final cut of my films. It’s untrue. In fact, those close to me say that I’m the most chilled out on the set.
Preity Zinta
There have been many rumours like I had converted to Islam, that I had gone bankrupt, that when my dad passed away, I had to support my family... and such things.
Kriti Sanon
You are rumoured to have ‘refused’ a film, which actually you were never offered or you’ve been ‘replaced’ in a film that you were never part of in the first place.
Fawad Khan
I keep hearing and reading that I was a child model and that I started modelling at the age of 13.
Nargis Fakhri
The fact that I was ‘all set’ to turn lesbian was just so insane and weird. I was shocked how people can make such bizarre headlines.
Parineeti Chopra
The rumour was that I had paid Aditya Chopra to cast me in Ladies v/s Ricky Bahl. The person who wrote the story must have been crazy to actually write that – a nobody like me then, giving money to Aditya Chopra to make a film for her! Also, even when I’ve met a person just for 10 minutes, the next day, I get to read about my linkup with him.
Sharman Joshi
Four to five years ago, I was declared ‘dead’ on Facebook and Twitter. People even called to check if that was true.
Aditi Rao Hydari
That I’m a descendent of Audrey Hepburn.
Taapsee Pannu
I had barely begun my career when people got me married and said that I was leaving the industry.
Richa Chadha
I heard that I am an NRI. Now, that was funny.
Gulshan Devaiah
When Kalki Koechlin and Anurag Kahyap were going through their breakup, I was linked up with Kalki. It was because we showed up at events together, hung out a lot and even went for holidays together. We still do that. But you can’t imply that we’re involved.
With inputs from Suman Sharma and Ashwini Deshmukh