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Hindustan Times
a day ago
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- Hindustan Times
Did MNS chief Raj Thackeray have a crush on Sonali Bendre? Bollywood actress answers
Bollywood actress Sonali Bendre on Saturday rejected rumours of being romantically involved with Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray years ago and expressed displeasure over people gossiping, saying that there are families involved in all of that. The rumours linking her to MNS president Raj Thackeray were sparked after an old video of the two went viral, which sparked a wave of unconfirmed claims about Raj Thackeray allegedly having a crush on her years ago. Responding to the speculation of Raj Thackeray having a crush on her, Sonali Bendre said in a news agency ANI interview, "Did he... I doubt it," and dismissed the claims by clarifying, "I was talking to my sister who was right there." "I don't know. I mean, a lot of people... I think it's just not in very good taste when people talk about it like that. First of all, I mean, there are families involved and people involved in all of that," ANI quoted as saying Sonali Bendre, who criticised the gossip. Sonali Bendre added that the association between the two families goes back decades. "Other than the fact that my brother-in-law and my sister... my brother-in-law who's a cricketer and hence used to play cricket with Raj's [Thackeray] cousin... Sister's husband and they always played together. Secondly, my sister's mother-in-law was the head of the department of who taught us English literature in the [Ramnarain] Ruia College, which I'm from," Sonali Bendre said. Sonali Bendre added that for her the connection was the mother of Raj Thackeray's wife, Sharmila, was best friends with her maternal aunt. "...So they all knew each other. For me, the connection was that Sharmila, Raj's wife, her mother, and my maasi [maternal aunt] were best friends. Her mother has held me for 10 days because you know how, oh, her, my mother's younger sister, Maasi. So when she delivered Raj, they all came laughing. Oh, her elder sister's baby. Let's go and see the baby. They've come to the hospital and seen me…," Sonali Bendre said. "So literally, that's the kind of connection," Bendre added. Additionally, the 'Sarfarosh' actress said, "I've always travelled around... It's not something that I know them beyond a point because I came into Maharashtra only once in two years during summer holidays or something like that," she added. When asked about her interest in politics, 'Diljale' actress firmly denied any political ambitions. "No, not really. I think you need a lot of very thick skin for it, which I don't have... and I'm not politically correct... unfortunately," she said.
India Today
14-05-2025
- India Today
Watch: Mumbai couple refuses to pay pizza delivery man for not speaking Marathi
A Domino's Pizza delivery man in Mumbai was harassed by a couple who refused to pay for the order because he did not speak Marathi. The incident took place on Monday night, May 12, at a residential building in the Bhandup area, and has sparked outrage online after a video of the exchange went delivery agent, identified as Rohit Lavare, recorded the argument on his phone. In the video, the customer can be heard saying that they would pay Lavare only if he spoke Lavare tried to reason with the couple, he asked, "Jabardasti hai Marathi bolne ka, par kyun? (Is there a compulsion to speak in Marathi? But why?)" To this, the woman replied, "Hai yahan pe aise hi. (Yes, this is how it is here.)" Watch: Lavare then questioned further, saying, "Who has said this?" and added, "If that was the case, then you should not have ordered. You don't want to pay, isn't it? Fine. (Nahi aata toh phir nahi order karne ka na. Nahi dena hai na paisa, haan theek hai, theek hai)."At one point in the conversation, the woman objected to being recorded and said, "Mera video nahi nikalne ka, main tumhara video nikal sakti hoon. (You cannot record me, while I can.)" Lavare responded, "Ye kaun sa jabardasti hai? (What kind of compulsion is this?)"advertisementAs the situation escalated, a man accompanying the woman tried to shut the door, but she intervened and began recording the delivery agent. Lavare asked the couple to show if the food was in any way bad, "Dikhao na order kharab hai toh dikhao. (Show me if the food you have ordered is bad.)"The video has added fuel to the ongoing Hindi-Marathi language divide in Mumbai, where several such incidents have been reported. In April, a similar incident took place when Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) beat up a bank employee in Lonavala for not using Marathi in daily business transactions.
