Why can't people just leave my marriage alone, asks Chitrangda Singh

Fame comes at a price. Ask actor Chitrangda Singh who’s been on a film-signing spree of late. But more films in her kitty also means having less time to spend with family — hubby Jyoti Randhawa and more so with son Zoravar.

Another part of this professional hazard however also involves doing intimate scenes with co-stars that could make any husband uncomfortable. And it doesn’t help that the actor is also being paired off with her hunky co-star John Abraham, especially considering the fact that there are already rumours of her marriage going through a rough patch.

But while Singh does admit that her escalating work translates to staying away from her family for longer duration and that she takes it in her stride, what makes her see red are the baseless rumours of her marriage being in trouble and the recent alleged link-up with Abraham.

“I don’t know why people just can’t leave my marriage alone. Show me one married couple that doesn’t have differences. A working couple needs to iron them out and that’s what we are doing. But that doesn’t mean there’s trouble between Jyoti and me,” she lashes out. “Even if I do need to shoot intimate scenes, we all know that we are shooting with more than  a 100 people on the sets. What’s so intimate about that aspect of work then?” she quips.

“Jyoti completely understands this.” As for Abraham, she adds, “It’s common in this industry to link people working on a film together. These rumours surrounding John and me are completely untrue and in bad taste. John is just a friend.”

What keeps her going despite the pressures her professional life’s taking on her personal one is, ‘a strong support system in my family’. “Sure, I miss my son, but it’s what all working moms deal with na. Why single me out? I am trying to balance work and home like any working professional,” she explains. “Besides, actors all over the world have been managing family and work, it’s about time that people accepted it here,” she smiles.