Overview
- Taniya Chatterjee says a paparazzi video showing her Instagram chat with cricketer Yuzvendra Chahal went viral, and she claims his PR team later asked her to remove it.
- In a new interview with the Free Press Journal, she says he reached out on his own with more than one message and that she noticed the notes only after some time.
- She has also said she barely knows him and described the exchange as just two DMs that included a “cute” compliment.
- Online interest centered on timing because he was still married to Dhanashree Verma in 2023, with reports of a split in 2024 and a divorce finalized in 2025.
- The Free Press Journal has reported claims of PR involvement and emerging legal friction around the episode, and the coverage includes no public response from Chahal or Verma.