I do not want to be in a live-in relationship: Alia
Be it Anushka SharmaVirat Kohli, Sonam K Ahuja-Anand S Ahuja or Neha Dhupia-Angad Bedi, Bollywood seems to be in marriage mode. At 25, Alia Bhatt is among the youngest, and one of the most happening single women in the industry, though very recently her relationship status changed — her Brahmastra co-star Ranbir Kapoor has revealed that they are dating.
But there’s no telling if and when Alia might consider marrying. She tells us that she hasn’t set “any deadline” for it.
You’ve turned 25. Is the thought of marriage on your mind?
Right now, I am not thinking about getting married. But honestly, I am not someone who thinks about things. I just go ahead and do them
(laughs). It could be a very random thing since I consider myself a random person. So, I may make these decisions also at random. I am not someone who plans out my life thinking, ‘Well, that’s how it should be done.’ I feel the best things in life should happen when they are least expected. Maybe, people expect me to get married at 30, but I might surprise myself as well and get married before that.
That will come as a big surprise…
Nothing is cast in stone, right? So, if I feel that I’m in a position where I want to take such a step, then I will. I’ve always believed that I would get married because of kids. So, if I am like, ‘This is the time I want to have my children and am also ready to have babies,’ I will get married.
So, there’s no deadline?
Yes, I’ve not set any deadline, because it doesn’t really matter. I may be like, ‘Listen, I love you, so let’s get married and live together but I will still work.’ So, I may get married just to live with that person. It’s also because I don’t want to be in a live-in relationship. I don’t want to live with someone until I get married. So, it (marriage) may happen for that reason.
You are young, famous and successful. In such a scenario, what gives you happiness?
Anything can give you happiness. A few days back, I went for the shramdaan with Aamir Khan. It was hard work, so it’s not as if I was smiling through it. But regardless of that, it gave me a lot of happiness. Even when it comes to work, sometimes, although I burden myself with certain characters, they also give me happiness. In that case, it’s like a little bit of a catch-22 situation.