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Esha Verma is the daughter of Ashwin Verma and his ex-wife Sapna Verma, who divorced in 2008. Ashwin later married Rupali Ganguly in 2013.
TV actor Rupali Ganguly is married to Ashwin K Verma.
Rupali Ganguly has finally addressed the controversy involving her and her stepdaughter Esha Verma, who had accused the actress of being “toxic” and “abusive”. Esha Verma is the daughter of Ashwin Verma and his ex-wife Sapna Verma, who divorced in 2008. Ashwin later married Ganguly in 2013, and the couple welcomed their son, Rudransh, the same year.
The controversy began when a 2020 post by Esha resurfaced online, leading her to reiterate her claims in new social media posts. In the resurfaced post, Esha alleged that Rupali had an affair with Ashwin while he was still married to her mother. Esha went on to accuse Rupali of being “controlling” and “abusive”, alleging that the actress made death threats toward both her and her mother.
Now, in an interview with Instant Bollywood, Rupali has broken her silence over the matter. When asked if she was affected by the entire episode, the Anupamaa star said, “Agar main kahoon ki nahi affect hoti toh main jhoot kahungi, of course affect hoti hai. Hum insaan hain agar hamare baare mein koi peeth peeche thodi si burai bhi kar de toh bura lagta hai.” (If I say it doesn’t affect me, I’d be lying. Of course, it affects me—we’re all human. Even if someone speaks ill about us behind our back, it hurts.)
She continued, “Jo log pyaar karte hai wo log pyaar karte rahenge. Aap acche karam karte jao, achhi cheezein aapke saath aaj nahi toh kal zarur hongi. Bura samay kabhi-kabhi aata hai, buri cheezein hoti hain, lekin acchai hamesha jeetti hai.” (Those who love will continue to love. Keep doing good deeds, and good things will come to you if not today, then tomorrow for sure. Tough times come and bad things happen, but goodness always triumphs in the end.)
Last month, Rupali Ganguly achieved a significant legal victory in her defamation case against Esha Verma. The actress had filed a defamation lawsuit for Rs 50 crore after Esha posted damaging statements online, claiming she felt “unsafe” around the actress. Esha not only removed her controversial posts but also made her Instagram account private, marking a major win for Rupali in the high-profile case, the actress’ lawyer Sana Raees Khan said.
