2 hours agoAuthor: Kiran Jain
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'Anupama' fame Rupali Ganguly has recently come into limelight. Her stepdaughter, Isha Verma, has alleged that Rupali broke her parents' marriage and harassed her mentally, emotionally and physically.
This matter came to light when Isha shared a post on social media in 2020. Now that post has gone viral again.
Rupali Ganguly married businessman Ashwin Verma in 2012. Ashwin had been married twice before. He had a daughter named Isha from his second marriage.
In a special conversation with Dainik Bhaskar, Isha, who is now 26 years old and lives in New Jersey, US, expressed her pain. Isha says that her aim is only to bring out Rupali's truth. Read some key excerpts from the conversation:
Why have you now decided to speak against Rupali and your father?
Actually, I had made a post on Facebook in 2020, in which I had described Rupali's behavior as cruel and controlling. In that post I had also written that he carried on an affair for many years and played with my mother mentally and emotionally. His affair became the cause of loneliness in our family.
Now that post is going viral, and it is really shocking. But I am happy that the truth is now coming out. I have now decided to speak out again because what I suffered by remaining silent for so many years was not right. Now the time has come when the truth comes out in front of everyone and people know that what happened was wrong. It was very difficult for me to talk about this, but now I want my experience to come out in front of everyone, so that no one else has to face the same.
Now when I expressed my views, Rupali's fans started attacking me. They are judging me on the basis of my Instagram pictures, my bikini pictures. But the truth is that I live in America. Wearing bikini is normal here. People should not judge me on this. This is not a publicity stunt at all. I am just hoping for justice for myself.
You said about your father that he was your idol. How deep was the grief of breaking your trust?
To be honest, I will probably never be able to explain what that pain means when your own father betrays you. I considered him my role model. In my eyes he was the best. When I learned this truth, it was like a deep stumble. It hurts a lot to break the trust a daughter has about her father. It was very deep and painful. It was like that first love, which suddenly proved to be a lie. Seeing my father go wrong and realizing that he has become a dirty person inside and out. This is heartbreaking for every daughter.
You have made many serious allegations against Rupali. Did she interfere in your father's married life?
The relationship between Rupali and my father was not just love, but an obsession. When you get involved with a married man, you should understand that he is a part of someone else's life. But what Rupali did was not ideal for a relationship. She would deliberately call my father repeatedly, send messages and even interfere in our holidays by coming to our house when he was out. His behavior was not right at all. It was very sad to see a woman fall like this.
Your father has denied your allegations. Do you think he is responsible for the pain he caused you?
I know my father said something on He said that Rupali had no hand in it, but this is the biggest lie because Rupali was the one who came to my New Jersey house and slept on my mother's bed. The same bed on which my father and mother slept together. He did a lot of wrong to me and my mother physically, mentally, and emotionally.
Till now he has not contacted me. If I ever got a true apology, I might find some relief. But the way they are silent and ignoring everything only shows their fear. He never apologized to me nor did he respect me in any way. I have only tried to bring out the truth, and even today when everything is coming to light, his silence is proof that he is ashamed of his actions.
However, Rupali Ganguly's team is pressurizing me to remove my post. Constant pressure is being put on me so that I do not raise my voice and remain silent.
When their affair started, you were two years old. When and how did you come to know about this?
When this affair started, I was just two years old. My father used to go to India to shoot these commercials and stay outside for three months. He said it was for work, but it was also to meet the woman with whom he was having an affair.
Rupali was nothing at that time, she also said that she was from a film background, but she had not done any big role. I am not just pointing fingers at Rupali, but also at my father. It is difficult, because a father is a daughter's first love, but my father proved her wrong. He is a dirty person from inside out.
You said about Rupali that she used to interfere in your father's married life?
Yes, the relationship between Rupali and my father was not love, but an obsession. She kept calling my father, sending messages and spamming his phone. She was so shameless that she came to our house and lived in my mother's room. When we went on holidays, she would also take my mother's jewellery. She should have understood that if a man is married, she should stay away from that family, especially when that man also has children. I and my mother were still a part of his life.
You also accused Rupali of killing your mother in Mumbai. Tell me about that time.
I was just eight or nine years old when all this happened. My father and I had gone to meet my grandparents, and Rupali had come to our house and abused my mother. I remember being scared, not knowing what to do. Seeing this disgusting act done to my mother, my soul wept.
At that time I was afraid that something might happen to my mother. I was not able to understand anything, but I saw that she was not only torturing my mother, but also destroying the peace of our house, keeping our family's honor at stake.
Rupali has recently entered politics. What are your thoughts?
This would be a big betrayal for women. Because he has worn the mask of being a strength for women. Whereas in reality his actions were against women only. When she herself is running away from the truth. They have no right to speak about others. Till now she is completely running away from her responsibilities. If she steps into politics, I will bring out many more of her realities.
You have decided to make your struggle public, do you think people will understand you?
I just want to bring out the truth, I don't want sympathy. Nostalgia haunts me, and I hope people understand why they support celebrities. I'm not expecting help, just my voice.
Till now you have not received any help, is there any hope left in your heart?
Rupali and my father never helped me. Neither did he ever apologize to me, nor did he understand what was in my heart. Now that everything is coming to light, they are afraid that the truth will come out. I just want that whatever happened in my family should be truly revealed to everyone and everyone should know the truth.
We tried to get her side of the story from Rupali, but she was not available.
