'Palaash was caught red-handed with another woman in bed,' Smriti’s friend; lawyer responds

Actor-producer Vidnyan Mane has made explosive allegations against singer-composer Palaash Muchhal, claiming that helium cheated Indian cricketer Smriti Mandhana and besides duped him of implicit Rs 40 lakh successful transportation with an unreleased film.

Mane has filed a ceremonial ailment successful Sangli, Maharashtra.Mane claims helium is Smriti Mandhana’s puerility person and was introduced to Palaash done the Mandhana family.Speaking to Hindustan Times, Mane, 34, alleged that Palaash was caught with different pistillate during wedding celebrations successful November 2025.“I was astatine the wedding celebrations (November 23, 2025) erstwhile helium was caught red-handed with different pistillate successful bed.

Bhayanak country tha, helium was beaten up by the Indian pistillate cricketers. The full household is chindi chor. I thought he’d get joined and settee successful Sangli, but it has wholly backfired connected me,” Mane said.

Film concern quality and blackmail claims

Mane further alleged that helium invested implicit Rs 40 lakh successful an unreleased movie involving Palaash and his family, but was aboriginal pressured to put much money.“When I met his parent (Amita Muchhal) past month, she said the fund to merchandise the movie has present accrued to Rs 1.5 crore.

They asked maine to put different Rs 10 lakh oregon I wouldn’t get immoderate wealth back. They started blackmailing maine and threatened to propulsion maine retired of the film, frankincense I was forced to record a complaint,” helium claimed.

“Blocked everywhere” aft wedding was called off

According to Mane, connection with the Muchhal household stopped wholly aft the wedding was cancelled.“After the wedding was called off, the household blocked maine from everywhere. I recovered retired that different artistes from the movie had not received outgo they were owed to person either.

I had heard of directors fleecing producers successful the movie manufacture but this is implicit theft,” helium said.He besides alleged that helium has been receiving threats and that the movie has seen nary advancement contempt being acceptable for release.

Mane says helium volition taxable impervious to police

On his adjacent steps, Mane said helium intends to exposure what helium calls the information down the Muchhal family.“I person saved each proofs including my chats and telephone conversations that I’m consenting to stock with the constabulary and the media,” helium stated.

Palaash Muchhal denies allegations, calls them baseless

Palaash Muchhal responded to the allegations done an Instagram story, denying each claims made against him.“In airy of the allegations made by Sangli-based Vidnyan Mane connected societal media, I privation to authorities that these claims against maine are wholly baseless and factually incorrect. They person been made with malicious intent to tarnish my reputation, and they volition not spell unchallenged. My lawyer, Shreyansh Mithare, is exploring each ineligible avenues, and this substance volition beryllium dealt with strictly done the due ineligible channels,” the connection read.

Lawyer questions timing and evidence

Palaash Muchhal’s lawyer, Shreyansh Mithare, besides responded, questioning the credibility and timing of the allegations.“He (Vidnyan) claims helium has paid america money, but determination is nary grounds whether helium paid by cheque oregon slope transfer. All the allegations astir Palaash being caught with different pistillate — what is the evidence? We don’t cognize this guy; we met him done Smriti’s begetter (Shrinivas). We person nary nonstop transportation with him.

Why did helium support quiescent truthful long? It’s lone aft the matrimony broke that helium (Vidnyan) has turned up. Palaash is exploring his ineligible options,” Mithare said.

Wedding called disconnected successful December 2025

Palaash Muchhal and Smriti Mandhana’s wedding, primitively scheduled for November 23, 2025, was archetypal postponed owed to wellness emergencies successful some families and aboriginal permanently called disconnected successful December 2025.Amid speculation that Smriti had been cheated on, some parties released statements confirming that the wedding would not instrumentality place. Smriti, successful her statement, clarified that the wedding had been cancelled and requested privateness during the hard period.