Sidharth Malhotra: I’m not looking for love

Like many B-Town actors, Sidharth Malhotra, too, doesn’t talk much about his love life. However, he admits that currently, he is single. In a candid chat, the actor tells us why he is staying out of the dating arena right now and the fickle friendships in Bollywood. Read on...

Is it difficult to balance your professional and personal life? Do you have any regrets?

Professionally, I don’t have any regrets. I have never wanted to do the same thing. I have learnt something from every film. Yes, of course, the best is yet to come. Personally, too (pauses), there’s nothing. You can’t really call them regrets. Right now, I don’t have the luxury of choosing my personal life over my professional life. In this phase of my life, I have no time or space for it.

Are you saying you’re single?

Yes, I’m single. I’m not looking for love right now as well. I came to Mumbai with a dream. I need to do a lot of things to achieve my goals. I want to put all my energies in it.

Some of your colleagues have said that they are keen to tie the knot soon, aren’t you?

Marriage is definitely not on the cards. It’s not a priority. I’m not thinking about settling down right now. 
Eventually, hopefully, I will. Maybe, before I turn 40! That means, I still have seven years in hand. My professional life has to take off first. I have to be in a place where I’m satisfied with it. Clearly, I am not at that stage yet.

Do your parents pressurise you to settle down?

Yes, there is pressure from the family. Like most other parents, they also want to see me settle down. But I know I can handle them and they, too, understand that work is my top priority. They might broach the topic sometimes, but they don’t push it, so I’m happy.

What about friendships? Do you have friends within the industry?

I cannot call them friends; they are all colleagues. To confuse both would be futile. To have any expectation of them would be wrong. Yes, of course, some of them do become close associations, but I have no opinion on how and what people deal with. I don’t know anyone here who’s my relative or family. I only know them through work.