Times have changed now and Bollywood relationships have come a full circle with women becoming the pivotal determining factor in determining how long it will last and what form it will take
Bollywood is a hotbed of romantic relationships and clandestine affairs — some upfront and some conducted under a tantalising veil of secrecy. Leading actresses and actors of those days either resorted to long love affairs or dubious 'marriages' to seek affirmations of the men who wooed them. Actresses of yesteryears hung on to relationships even if there was no future in them and at least some of them went through heartbreak and stress — and possibly loss of career — due to their liaisons!
Times have changed now and Bollywood relationships have come a full circle with women becoming the pivotal determining factor in determining how long it will last and what form it will take. The last few months have more than adequately proved that top actresses of Bollywood are now calling the shots and dealing with their men with a firm hand for various reasons. Take the case of Bollywood's hottest property Kareena Kapoor. Until the super success of Jab We Met put her in the mega league, she was totally devoted to boyfriend Shahid Kapur.
Today, Kareena and Saif are upfront in publicising their passionate romance. Earlier, Aishwarya Rai called off her relationship with Salman Khan after he allegedly abused her with verbal and even physical violence. She then dumped Vivek Oberoi when she fell in love with Abhishek Bachchan and married him a year ago. Sushmita Sen has discarded many lovers to find her own space and freedom. Ameesha Patel recently said goodbye to Vikram Bhatt for whom she earlier gave up her home and relationship with her parents. Lara Dutta put her career before her longtime live-in relationship with Kelly Dorji and is now single and sexy. It is a girl's world out there!
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