Let’s not overdo the good , let’s not get too bogged down b y the bad! Abhay Deol tells Shubarna Mukerji Shu all about how to stay fit in a relationship.
HAPPY BHAAG JAYEGI seems like a case study in all crazy relationship issues…
Does it? You already have it all figured out…
Okay, then tell me what it is about, what is Bilal doing with Happy?
Bilal is dealing with Happy in this film. My character is all smooth, suave, gentlemanly… but it all goes out of the window when he is around Happy. She frustrates him, angers him and basically turns his world upside down.
…All things men usually associate with their wives?
You said it, I didn’t!
Please don’t be so correct…
I have never claimed to be. One of my most recurrent reminders to self is ‘No one’s perfect!’
Does it come in handy when the going gets tough in relationships…
In a way! You see, I am the kind of person who likes to point the fingers at himself. It is the toughest thing to do when you feel like you are the victim. Clearly, you have every reason to point outside of yourself. No one likes being a victim; I don’t but I think one must question one’s own actions before another’s. That really helps, it does! You may be in the wrong and don’t realise it, you may be in the right and the other person doesn’t realise it…
Either ways you get some clarity!
Exactly! I really try not to get into confrontations. At the end of the day, when you confront, you also have the other person confronting you. So what are your motives? Is your motive here to resolve it or let the person know that you are upset? If you are looking for a resolution then you cannot confront. It is a delicate matter…
This story is from the September 2016 edition of CineBlitz.
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