Former Indian cricketer and the President of BCCI (The Board of Control for Cricket in India), Sourav Ganguly is often referred to as the 'Maharaja of Indian cricket'. The reasons behind this compliment are his incredible records, the trophies he lifted, and his controversial cricketing career. During his playing days, Sourav Ganguly was one of the most fearsome batsmen in international cricket. With his strong and impressive mastery of the off-side, Sourav was known as the 'God of the Off-side'.
Apart from being a magnificent cricketer, Sourav Ganguly is also a hands-on husband to his wife, Dona Ganguly and a doting father to their daughter, Sana Ganguly. However, there was a time when Sourav was romantically involved in an extra-marital affair with the popular actress, Nagma. After dating each other for some years, the two had ended their relationship because of people's constant pressure and hate. Here's what had happened exactly!
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Once in an unfiltered interview with Savvy, Nagma had opened up about her affair with former Indian cricketer, Sourav Ganguly. When the actress was asked to reveal the reason behind their breakup, Nagma stated that her ex-boyfriend, Sourav's cricketing career was at stake, as people were targeting him for being in love with her. Not only this, the situation had gone completely berserk, as many people had started blaming the actress for Sourav's poor performances in the cricket matches. Recalling the same and how she and Sourav had decided to part ways, Nagma had said:
"There was a career at stake, besides other things, so one had to part. One had to weigh a lot of things, rather than be on an ego trip and insist on being together. Whatever one says, nobody has denied anything. As long as there is no denial of each other's existence in each other's life, any person can say anything they want."
Going further in the same interview, Nagma also admitted that she had never thought of becoming a reason for misery for the person she had loved. Thus, in order to stop the nuisance around her relationship with Sourav Ganguly, the actress shared that she had decided to move on in her life. It was a courageous decision by Nagma to move on in her life, as she was madly in love with the cricketer. However, her care for his future and cricketing career was bigger than her love for him, which is quite inspiring. Hence, after receiving a lot of hate for Sourav's poor performances, Nagma finally moved out of the cricketer's life. Talking about the same, she had explained:
"When it becomes too much, it starts affecting the interest of one another. Then slowly, though you're supposed to bring happiness to a person's life, you bring misery. Then it's in their best interests to move on."
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Not everyone is aware of the fact that when Sourav Ganguly fell in love with the ever-so-gorgeous actress, Nagma, he was a married man. Yes! You read it right. The cricketer had tied the marital knot with Dona Ganguly in 1999. Together they had welcomed a baby girl, whom they lovingly named Sana Ganguly. However, after two years into his marriage, Sourav had met Nagma during the 1999 World Cup, and after a series of meetings, they started dating. Initially, both Nagma and Sourav had denied the speculations about their relationship in front of the media.
However, with time, Sourav Ganguly and Nagma's frequent public appearances and growing closeness confirmed all the reports claiming that the two were dating. If reports are to be believed, Dona Ganguly was furious about her husband's dating reports with Nagma. Not only this, there were even talks of the two tying the marital knot in a secret temple wedding that would take place in Andhra Pradesh. However, the two had denied it.
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After Nagma and Sourav Ganguly had ended their relationship, the cricketer had put all his focus into the game and his married life with Dona Ganguly. With time, Sourav and Nagma had passed the storm that once looked so big and impossible to cross! Although it was a tragic end to their love story, it's quite rare to witness such understanding between two lovers, who are ending their ties because of the world.
Though Nagma, 47, is single and unmarried, many men in her life left her heartbroken. However, the lady is still going strong and is quite content in her life. Undoubtedly, Nagma is enjoying singlehood to the fullest!
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