Ameesha Patel on her alleged relationship with Faisal Patel

Actor Ameesha Patel recently grabbed the headlines where the actor was seemingly involved in a public proposal that was laid out by Faisal Patel, son of late political Ahmed Patel. There was some social media banter between them where the proposal from Faisal led everyone to believe they were in a relationship. It all started when the actress wished the latter on his birthday on December 30 on social media. Her message on Twitter read, “Happy birthday my darling, love you... have a super awesome year.” It was followed by Faisal’s reply, which read, “I’m formally proposing in public. Will you marry me?”

In a chat with ETimes, Patel clarified the same saying, “It is hilarious! Faisal and I go back a long way. We have known each other for years. I am friends with him and his sister. That message was just an internal joke between us. There is nothing more to it. I am single and I am happy being single. I am not interested in being in a relationship right now. Faisal is someone who loves to crack these jokes.”

Interestingly, after the proposal went viral, Faisal deleted the message, to which Patel said, “I told him that you shouldn’t have deleted the message, and that I would have replied to the post in my style. But he said that he started getting calls from people. You see this is what happens with public figures, you can’t even joke in public.”

About their association, Patel elaborates, “Both of us share political backgrounds. My grandfather, Barrister Rajni Patel, worked with (former Indian PM) Indira Gandhi, while Mr Ahmed Patel worked with Sonia Gandhi. Our families have known each other for three generations. I was very close to late Ahmed uncle. Faisal and I share common friends, too.”

She adds, “I know a lot of celebs are getting married of late, but I have no plans to join the bandwagon. I am happy to stay single and do my own thing as I wish. I feel that being in a relationship is emotionally very draining. At this point, I don’t have time for that.”

On the workfront, Patel is currently shooting for Gadar 2.