Was this beauty in love with Hardik Pandya? She herself told the truth, they used to talk during the controversy of Karan Johar’s show
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Esha Gupta has finally dismissed the long-running speculations about her alleged relationship with cricketer Hardik Pandya. In a conversation with Siddharth Kannan, the actress clarified that she has definitely spoken to Hardik but there has been no relationship between the two. Esha Gupta told, ‘Yes, for some time we were talking. I don’t think we were dating, but yes, we were talking for a few months. We were at that ‘maybe it will happen, maybe it won’t’ stage. It ended before we even got to the dating stage. So it wasn’t dating-dating. We met once or twice, that’s it. So yes, as I said, it was a few months and then it ended.’
There could have been a relationship between the two
When asked if there was ever a real possibility of a relationship, Esha admitted that ‘it could have probably happened’, but things fizzled out quickly. She said that the timing and the dossiers just didn’t match. She said, ‘There was no drama or bitterness. It just wasn’t meant to be.’ Esha also spoke about the time when Hardik Pandya was embroiled in a controversy over his comments on the show Koffee With Karan. Where many people criticised the cricketer’s comments. However, Esha Gupta was not affected by these things. Esha says, ‘That part did not affect me, because by then we had already stopped talking.’ Interestingly, when the episode aired in 2019, Esha was one of the few celebrities who publicly criticised it for its misogynistic tone. However, she now reveals that she has not said anything more on the matter.
Already faced a lot of criticism
Esha Gupta said, ‘He was already facing a lot. What will it do if I criticize more?’ She said that she has emotionally matured and does not like to dwell on the past. The actress also explained why their relationship did not progress. She said that she wanted a grounded, meaningful relationship away from the public spotlight, which perhaps did not match Pandya’s high-profile public life. Esha was last seen in the infamous Aashram 3 Part 2 on MX Player with Bobby Deol. She also played DCP Laxmi Rathi in One Day: Justice Delivered.
