Actress Sonali Bendre recently addressed past rumours, including false allegations of affairs, that were linked to her. In a media interview, she mentioned the trend of actors being asked if they would prefer to have 'link-up rumours' with their co-stars circulated. She noted that during the early stages of her career, such gossip was often used to promote films, leaving actors with little control over the situation.
Sonali said, “Gossips and newsmakers jumping to conclusions – be it about who you’re seeing or the affairs you’re having or even the fights you’re having with your co-stars – come under the gamut of ‘where did that come from?’ And most of the time, such things that were written about me weren’t true at all. These days, actors are at least asked if they would want link-up rumours with their co-stars to be floated around."
She added, "During my time, we weren’t even asked, and those gossips would just be out there to promote the film, and the actors had no choice. There was a motive to link the lead pair up just to be in news. Itne shiddat ke saath yeh karte the ki (They used to do it so diligently) I think they (such gimmicks) may have worked. But I found these things to be really strange.”
