Alia Bhatt: Relationship with Ranbir Kapoor is not an achievement

With films like 'Brahmastra', 'Kalank', 'Gully Boy', 'Takht' and 'Sadak 2' in her kitty - Alia Bhatt is truly at the top of her game at the moment. However, she feels in the last one year people's attention has shifted from her work to her personal life. The 25-year-old actor has always preferred maintaining a dignified silence over her relationship with Bollywood superstar Ranbir Kapoor for she fears it might overshadow all her other achievements. 

Shedding light on why she chooses to stay silent on the relationship, Alia told Hindustan Times in a recent interview that while the continuous speculations about her relationship status doesn't bother her, the emphasis on it does. 

"Yes, there was too much [focus] on the personal life, and honestly, I have never had my personal life getting spoken about so much. Earlier, these talks were very upar upar se but this year, it suddenly became all about that. Such talks don’t bother me, but I don’t like talking about it is because somehow, it then diverts all the attention, and that’s what it all becomes about."

"It’s not as if a relationship is an achievement. It is just a part – and a very important part – of my life. It’s seamless as well as beautiful, and should be celebrated when it has to be. Right now, it should just be left on its own and kind of kept in a corner where it can stay safe and warm. You can say that it’s like a cat in my life that I want to protect, and it’s not ready to come on social media the way Edward has."