Rumors of breaking the engagement of TV actress Jiya Shankar and Karan Dhanak are doing the rounds on social media. Now Jiah has issued a statement on Instagram appealing to people to respect her personal life. However, he has not confirmed the break of the engagement.
Entertainment News: Actress Jiya Shankar, who made her mark with Bigg Boss OTT 2, is once again in the news for her personal life. Various things are being talked about on social media regarding the relationship of Jiah, who announced her engagement with Karan Dhanak in August. There are reports that everything is not going well between the two. Now reacting to these discussions, the actress has clearly said that people should not create stories from their own minds about her personal life.
What did Jiya Shankar say on the rumors of engagement breaking?
Jiah Shankar shared a statement on Instagram Story on October 31, 2026. In this, he expressed his displeasure over the ongoing discussions regarding his and Karan Dhanak’s relationship. The actress says that the things people are discussing about her personal life have gone far beyond the information given by her.
Jiah wrote in her message that she wanted to clarify some things. In recent times, many speculations have been made about his personal life, although he himself has not shared any such information. He appealed to the people not to spread rumors about their relationship and not to draw any conclusions without knowing the truth.
The actress further said that some things are personal and she wants everyone to respect it. However, in her entire statement she did not mention anywhere whether her engagement with Karan Dhanak was intact or broken. After this reaction of Jiah, it is definitely clear that she does not want to talk much about her relationship publicly at the moment. In such a situation, there has been no official confirmation of the news of engagement breaking.
Discussion started after unfollowing on Instagram
Speculations about Jiah and Karan’s relationship started around October 29. Some fans on social media saw that Jiah had re-shared such posts and reels on Instagram, in which things like heartbreak, losing trust and going through difficult times of life were written. After seeing these posts, people started connecting them with his personal life. Meanwhile, some social media users claimed that Jiah has unfollowed Karan Dhanak on Instagram.
After this, discussions about rift between the two intensified. On October 30, screenshots of some posts shared by Jiah also started spreading on social media. Many users raised the question whether the couple had decided to separate after about three months of their engagement. However, unfollowing someone on social media or sharing an emotional post cannot be considered as proof of the end of the relationship. In her response, Zia has also appealed to avoid similar speculations.
On the other hand, no public statement has come from Karan Dhanak regarding the current status of the relationship. Therefore, the matter of their separation is currently only a speculation on social media.
Jiah and Karan’s engagement took place in August
Jiah Shankar shared the good news of her engagement with Karan Dhanak on her Instagram account on August 5, 2026. He had also posted many beautiful pictures of this special occasion. Karan is a businessman living in America and he is also known as KD. In the engagement pictures, Karan was seen proposing to Jiah while sitting on his knees. Both of them looked very happy in the pictures. Jiah also showed her diamond engagement ring.
The actress had written an emotional post about their relationship at that time. He had told that despite living far away, there was a good bond between the two. Karan has been a good friend to him and a person who supported him in difficult times. After the news of Jiah’s engagement came out, many actors of the TV industry and their fans congratulated both of them. However, no announcement was made at that time regarding the wedding date.
Jiya Shankar has worked in TV serials and films. She has appeared in ‘Meri Hanikarak Biwi’, ‘Pishachini’ and Marathi film ‘Wed’. Apart from this, he also got a lot of popularity from ‘Bigg Boss OTT 2’.