Malaika Arora has been hogging headlines for quite some time now for her alleged relationship rumours. Last year, a video of Malaika Arora attending a concert in Mumbai surfaced on social media, showing
her interacting with a mystery man. The clip quickly stirred up gossip, fueling rumours about her alleged new relationship. Malaika has now broken her silence on these rumours.
During a chat on The Namrata Zakaria Show, Malaika said about the mystery man, “People like talking. If you are spotted with somebody, you go out, and it becomes a huge discussion. I don’t really want to give chatter unnecessarily, too much fuel. I don’t want to do that because it really doesn’t serve any purpose.”
She continued, “Trust me, every time I have stepped out, even if it’s a longtime friend, a gay friend, a married friend, an old friend, a manager or anybody, I am immediately linked to that person. We laughed and it and joked about it. My mother calls me and asks, ‘Who is this now, baby? Who are they talking about?’ It has just become laughable.”
Malaika said that celebrity lives have become too accessible now. “Like I’ve always said, it comes with a territory. It is borderline voyeurism. If you are in the business, you have to be prepared for all of this that comes with it. A lot of it can also be… I think we are allowed to say how much we want to put out there. How much of our personal life is ours, and how much should be public knowledge? But, in today’s day and age, anything, whether you sneeze or go anywhere, it becomes news; everybody has access,” she said.
She added, “My relationships have always been spoken about, and they’ve always made headlines. At one point, I remember saying that my life is much more than just my personal life. It was becoming too much of a centre of attention. Unfortunately, people forget that because it doesn’t make a headline or copy. I am at that stage of life now, where I don’t need to prove anything, but I need to do things that make me happy, and I want people to see that.”
Previously, Malaika was in a long-term relationship with actor Arjun Kapoor. The two made their relationship official on social media and were often seen together at events and holidays. But after several years of dating, the couple reportedly parted ways in 2024, and both have remained tight-lipped about the exact reason for the split.
As for the mystery man from the concert, some Instagram accounts went on to claim that the man is Harsh Mehta, a 33-year-old diamond merchant. However, News18 cannot independently verify these claims.
