Overview

• Shirodkar told Red FM that persistent gossip about her dating the cricket icon was unfounded and that they were just friends
• She traced their first encounter to the early 1990s Hum shoot in Bandra East through her cousin’s connection with Tendulkar
• The actress highlighted that the speculation ignored Tendulkar’s existing relationship with Anjali Tendulkar at the time
• Shirodkar has been married to UK banker Aparesh Ranjit since 2000 and has one daughter while Tendulkar and Anjali share two children
• Her clarification underscores how brief celebrity interactions can fuel long-lasting rumours in India’s Bollywood-cricket culture