MUMBAI MIRROR (September 5, 2019)

A few months after his wedding was abruptly called off with Ishita Kumar, Priyanka Chopra’s brother Siddharth is in the news again. He was spotted with a ‘mystery girl’ at a Ganesh pooja earlier this week. The suspense around the duo continued until Siddharth revealed her identity in his Instagram story. The lady in question is actress Neelam Upadhyaya, who made her debut with the 2012 Telugu film Mr 7, followed by a Tamil debut with Unnodu Oru Naal in 2013.

For the pooja, the duo turned up colour-coordinated in blue. While Siddharth wore a blue bandhgala, Neelam opted for a salwar-kameez. Looks like her family approves of the budding friendship too, as Pinky Rajput, who is Neelam’s sister-in-law, and did her make-up and hair for the do, put up an exultant post as well.

When Mirror reached out to Siddharth, he neither confirmed nor denied if they are dating, simply refusing to comment on the matter.

Siddharth’s wedding with Ishita, which was to take place in April, had been postponed, reportedly because his then bride-to-be had to undergo an emergency surgery. She had later posted a picture from a resto-bar, this time with the cryptic caption, “Cheers to new beginnings. With a goodbye kiss to beautiful endings,” which fuelled rumours of a break-up.

They got engaged in March with family and friends, including Priyanka and Nick Jonas, by their side. Priyanka, who had reportedly flown down to Mumbai for the wedding on April 24, left on April 30 after casting her vote and inaugurating her mother Madhu Chopra’s clinic. Soon after, she unfollowed Ishita on Instagram.