A leading daily's report claimed that Sharad Malhotra and Ripci Bhatia's marriage hit the rock bottom. Soon after rumours spread like wildfire, the couple had to step forward to clarify. In an official statement, Sharad lashed out at false reports and said necessary action will be taken. 

"Ripci & I were approached by the publication last week regarding any turbulence in our marriage and I just did not find it worthy enough to even acknowledge or give a revert to the concerned publication. My PR team intervened to ask about the source to which they clearly refused. A week late, a story is printed with baseless imaginary stories again quoting some "source" from our inner circle. Our families have been mentally harassed because of this. We want a public apology from the publication and the author of this article for false accusations and trusting unreliable sources. We want the so-called source's name, too. It is sad to see a reputed publication printing such baseless reports on what a source says. This is so not okay, and we shall seek further action on this," Sharad told.

Sharad, an actor, tied the knot with Ripci, a Delhi-based designer, on April 20, 2019, in Mumbai.