In recent episodes of *Lock Upp*, influencer and actress Shreya Kalra makes claims about Kushal Tandon. Kalra says Tandon slid into her Instagram DMs while he was reportedly dating Shivangi Joshi. She adds that their online interaction led her to show Shivangi the conversation. According to Kalra, Shivangi became emotional after reading the messages and she later cried on the set. Kalra further says Tandon told Shivangi that Kalra had messaged him first, a claim Kalra denies, saying she would not approach a man first. To counter the misunderstanding, Kalra says she handed her phone to Shivangi so she could read the entire chat. Shivangi’s subsequent remarks, as reported by the outlets, include that Tandon claimed Kalra messaged him first. The reports also note that Tandon and Joshi later announced their breakup a few months after the exchange. Separate reporting also places their relationship in the context of their work together, with confirmations of the relationship and later split given in 2024 and 2025, respectively.