'I'M VERY MUCH SINGLE'
The 33yearold actor says he has learnt that ‘there’s no such thing as a perfect girl’
After nine films in Bollywood, most of which have fared well at the box office, Sidharth Malhotra is in a sorted space, with clarity. Not just about work, but also his love life and the endless speculation around it. Now, Sidharth has learnt to treat it all as a “part and parcel” of his job as an actor.
Said to be fresh out of a relationship with rumoured girlfriend, actor Alia Bhatt, he says, “I am very much single!”
Asked about his definition of love, the 33-year-old says, “That’s a subject I wish I could articulate. I’d be lying if I said any line [to define it] — it will be a fake line. I’m still learning the process of understanding what love is. There are so many permutations and combinations. Whoever articulates it is just making it up. Nobody knows,” says the Aiyaary actor.
But one thing that Sidharth has learnt about love is that the idea of a “perfect girl” is flawed. “It’s a mirage, a cheat. There is no such thing as a perfect girl. It’s not how someone is, it’s how they make you feel. That’s more important. That feeling is a sense of positivity and warmth, and you know that there is something real to it,” he says.
Sidharth has always remained tight-lipped about his romantic relationships, but has made peace with people’s interest in his personal life. “I don’t let it affect me in a negative way. Yes, at times there are things which are not called for, and there are some things which are true too. But I must say it’s unproductive.”
His focus is on work, and he is determined to keep it that way. “I’ve worked very hard to come here [in films]. I’m not here to read about my personal life, but to work in movies. So, putting energy into rumours is digressing for someone like me,” he signs off.