When Nagma addressed alleged relationship with Sourav Ganguly: ‘If a relationship is genuine, it doesn’t go away’

Film actor Nagma was allegedly in a relationship with Indian cricketer Sourav Ganguly in the early 2000s, and while the two celebrities stayed mum about the rumours at the time — Ganguly was married with a child — Nagma addressed the speculation in a 2009 interview. It was rumoured that Ganguly was the one to call it quits, and Nagma, in an interview with Telegraph, said that “in this case, there was no fight, of course.” The interview mentions that the actor did not take any names, but had “clearly not forgotten the episode.”

Nagma called the episode “strange,” and said, “One person among millions becomes special. Our field gives us a platform to meet different sorts of people. Of course, when two people from different backgrounds who are well-known in their fields meet and like each other, people try to make too much of it. The world does not like to see two famous people come together. So much so that it gets into an area of destruction — and you let go.”

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Nagma then corrected her words and said, “I wouldn’t want to say ‘let go’. You cannot let go of anyone, especially if that person has brought meaning to your life. If you have shared two nice moments with that person, the relationship, the feeling or that moment can never go. I think friends always remain friends. I think if a relationship is genuine, it doesn’t go away. People fight even in their own families. In this case, there was no fight, of course.”

Happy birthday @SGanguly99 .

— Nagma (@nagma_morarji) July 8, 2020

Sourav Ganguly has never opened up about this chapter of his life. In 2020, however, Nagma took to Twitter to wish him on his birthday, which had netizens talking about their alleged relationship in the comments section.