Triptii Dimri Reacts To Dating Sam Merchant: Actress Triptii Dimri has been making waves after starring in Sandeep Reddy Vanga's directorial Animal. She had a small role in the film opposite the leading star, Ranbir Kapoor, but an impactful one that led to her nationwide recognition.

She has been labelled the new national crush, and while she remains the talk of the town, grapevine has it that she is dating an entrepreneur named Sam Merchant. The rumours started to swirl after the Bulbbul actress shared a few pictures with Merchant from a wedding.

Is Triptii Dimri dating Same Merchant?

There were also speculations that Triptii is romantically involved with model-turned-businessman Sam Merchant, but it seems these rumours are untrue. A recent report by Zoom TV suggests that these dating reports were false.

For the unversed, Triptii Dimri was previously dating actress Anushka Sharma's brother, Karnesh Ssharma. However, the duo never publicly confirmed their relationship. Recently, it was reported that both had broken up.

Quoting a source, the outlet stated, "Triptii-Sam rumour is plain hogwash. Triptii is very much single." It further added, "Some minds have a fertile imagination. Nobody can be blamed for the fact that she got linked with Sam. Such things are common not just in Bollywood, but in all walks of life nowadays."

Meanwhile, even the actress confirmed to the outlet that she is single.

Talking about Sam Merchant, he is a hotelier who founded Waters Beach Lounge & Grill in Goa. He is also an avid traveller and does travel blogging as well. He has around 249k followers, and apart from Triptii, Sam is followed by celebs like Tiger Shroff and Disha Patani.

Triptii has been making headlines for her role as Zoya in Animal. Her Instagram followers spiked from 600k to 4 million within a few days of the film's release.

While her intimate scenes from the film attracted criticism, Triptii addressed them: "Sandeep sir had categorically told me, 'Hey this is the scene I want to shoot; I am looking at it this way. I promise you that it won't be vulgar, that it will be aesthetically shot. But I have to look for your comfort. So if you are not comfortable, we will think of a different way to do it. But you need to tell me honestly."'