Video footage from the gathering showed Mukherji approaching Dey to shake hands and exchange short inquiries about each other's well-being before posing alongside her for paparazzi photographs. Onlookers and media representatives noted a palpable absence of their former familiarity during the brief interaction. Romance rumors between the pair first surfaced during promotional campaigns for the film Laha Gouranger Naam Re, leading to public disclosures before the relationship eventually ended. Susmita Dey previously clarified in interviews that past rumors stemmed from promotional schedules, stating that she maintains no active communication with Mukherji while respecting his professional body of work. Mukherji remains legally married to Bangladeshi actress and activist Rafiath Rashid Mithila, whom he wed in December 2019.