A leading daily has come under the fire after Anushka Sharma revealed on social media that their regional supplement had published a fabricated interview attributed to her.
It is SHOCKING to see a completely fabricated interview of mine in a reputed publication. This is to clarify that I have NEVER done an interview on my personal life with them or with anyone else. Just shows how carelessly your personal freedom is looked at by them.Actor & Producer, Anushka Sharma
The headline from the screenshot shared by Sharma roughly translates into: ‘In life, some things happen out of the blue, just like this movie...’
Deblina Ghosh Mukherjee, reporter from the regional supplement, Ei Samay, who ‘conducted’ the interview admitted that the interview in question was published.
“Yes, we had published the interview, but we are not in a position to make any comments on it now.”Deblina Ghosh Mukherjee, Reporter, Ei Samay
Though the date of publication is not known, the interview seems to have appeared in the regional supplement after her husband and cricketer, Virat Kohli, instagrammed a picture, when he was in South Africa for a series.
Anushka Sharma’s intimate, hush-hush wedding succinctly affirms her reticence on social media. Sharma is very discerning when it comes to disclosure of her private life in the public sphere. She underscored the fact that she has never given an interview to any publication about her personal life.
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