Overview
- A short excerpt from a June 2025 interview with Siddharth Kanan resurfaced and circulated widely on social media on Sunday, July 12, driving renewed attention to Muzammil Ibrahim’s past relationship with Deepika Padukone.
- In the viral clip Muzammil is heard saying he ended the relationship and that he ‘never regret[s]’ leaving anyone, adding the Hindi line “main sakth launda hoon bhai” and commenting on their differing career trajectories.
- Muzammil posted a public clarification on Instagram saying the footage is over a year old and that isolated edits removed hesitation, nuance and the respectful tone of a longer conversation.
- He also recalled that they stayed friends and kept phone contact for several years after the breakup but have not spoken since Deepika’s marriage to Ranveer Singh, and he noted the couple have a daughter, Dua, and are expecting a second child.
- The episode highlights how archival interviews can be repurposed by short edits to change perceived meaning, and coverage so far has focused on the resurfaced clip and Muzammil’s clarification with no public response from Deepika reported.