‘YOU WILL SEE US IN MORE MUSICAL TRAVELOGUES’
TV couple Rubina Dilaik and Abhinav Shukla have released one already
Popular TV actors Abhinav Shukla and Rubina Dilaik, who got married last year, in a candid interview, talk to us about their relationship, who proposed to whom first, and their recently released music travel video, which was written and sung by Rubina, and shot by Abhinav. Excerpts:
How did you both come up with musical travelogue? Abhinav: We used to travel a lot and to non-touristy places. At times, I used to shoot travel documentaries but somehow, I was of the opinion that I need to use the beauty of the place we are visiting! So Rubina came up with the idea of shooting a musical travelogue! Rubina loves singing while I enjoy adventure, travel and cataloguing the journey. We managed to combine the best of both worlds, and create our own musical travelogues.
What was most challenging? Abhinav: We were travelling to different places and beaches around the Island Belitung in Indonesia, and we shot at a place called Batu Baginde, which means a giant granite boulder, which we had to climb to get a great view. I had two bags and Rubina was carrying her makeup and clothes on her own and we reached a place where there was a fixed ladder to climb. It was tricky but we took the risk. It turned out to be quite adventurous. How do you both deal with the creative differences? Abhinav: We just debate, argue and finally the extra parts are naturally filtered out. Rubina: Yes, we often debate but the outcome after a lot of arguments is constructive. We both have our own ways of thinking and conflict filters out the unnecessary bits.
Talking about your relationship, who proposed first to whom? Abhinav: Well, we did not propose in typical Bollywood fashion. She expressed her feelings much before I did.
How do you keep your marriage sane amid all the stardom? Abhinav: Be real, be honest and do not read advice on relationships on the internet or in magazines (laughs).
Do people compare who is more popular actor between you two? Abhinav: Yes, they do. Rubina is more popular than me. It is what it is and I’m happy for her.
What are your shared goals? Abhinav: We will be cocreating a lot of projects! As of now, you are going to be seeing us together in a lot of musical travelogues and we are hoping that our audience is going to enjoy us in this avatar.
There are times when you bump into the person you were in a relationship with. How do you both deal with all this?
Abhinav: Why does one have to deal with it? It is what it is. I feel sacrifice and honesty, are the bedrock of a relationship.