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The controversy began after Taniya Chatterjee was seen showing her Instagram DM to paparazzi on April 13 in Mumbai. The video went viral, with the actress claiming that Yuzvendra Chahal had called her “cute” on one of her pictures

Actress Taniya Chatterjee responded to claims that she shared cricketer Yuzvendra Chahal’s Instagram DM for publicity, clarifying her stance in a recent interview. Speaking to The Free Press Journal, Taniya dismissed the allegations and explained the timing of the viral moment.

She said, “If I wanted attention, I could have done it during the IPL season any year. I could have shared it when Chahal was in his prime time, during his divorce and other news. I would have received more attention then. I only saw the message later, and when I did, I casually showed it in the flow of the conversation.”

The controversy began after Taniya was seen showing her Instagram DM to paparazzi on April 13 in Mumbai. The video quickly went viral, with the actress claiming that Chahal had called her “cute” on one of her pictures.

Addressing how the topic came up, she added, “At that time, we were talking about IPL and matches. I was mentioning another cricketer as my favourite and saying I find him cute, but maybe someone else might find me cute… that’s how this conversation came up.”