John Abraham and Bipasha Basu's troubled relationship throws up the question whether the single working female in Bollywood has the time (and the energy) to invest in relationships, given the frenzied work ethic of the industry.
The normal time afforded to women to nurse a relationship that is smarting, is not available to women who work 14-hour shifts six and even seven days a week.
We spoke to three actresses who were single, and three who have been in long partnerships, and asked them what the problems of finding and keeping love in Bollywood were.
Minissha Lamba, single: Maintaining relationships is tough!
Getting into a relationship is easy; relationship maintenance is tough. It doesn't matter what industry you are in. But when you love someone you always end up making time for them. Getting into a relationship means sustaining it and that's the toughest job around! In this industry maintaining a relationship depends on your partner's level of security and confidence. When you're attracted to someone you can't help who you want to be with. I may be attracted to someone who is completely wrong for me or who is completely opposite from the man I thought I would end up liking. Most of the time it ends up working out to be the opposite. The guy I would date has to be someone who I can talk with and who I can look up to. I want to be with someone who I can learn from and someone who inspires me to be a better person.
Thursday June 21 2007
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