India, June 7 -- Bollywood actress Sonali Bendre has rejected rumours of being romantically involved with Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray years ago and expressed displeasure over people gossiping, saying that there are families involved in all of that.

The rumours linking her to MNS president Raj Thackeray were sparked after an old video of the two went viral, which sparked a wave of unconfirmed claims about Raj Thackeray allegedly having a crush on her years ago.

Responding to the speculation of Raj Thackeray having a crush on her, Sonali Bendre said in a news agency ANI interview, "Did he... I doubt it," and dismissed the claims by clarifying, "I was talking to my sister who was right there."

"I don't know. I mea...