Mumbai, Dec. 7 -- Amid the ongoing speculations surrounding their personal lives, music composer Palaash Muchhal has broken his silence after calling off his wedding with India cricketer Smriti Mandhana.

Taking to Instagram story, Palaash shared a long note confirming his separation from Mandhana and wrote, "I have decided to move on in my life and step back from my personal relationship."

In a strong response to the rumours about the circumstances that initially halted their wedding celebrations, Palaash described them as "baseless" and "defamatory" and warned of taking strict legal action.

"It's been very difficult for me to see people react so easily on baseless rumours about something which has been most sacred to me. It's the most...