Farhan Akhtar and Shibani Dandekar have been seeing each other for the past few months. They've often put out sly posts on their Instagram, without entirely acknowledging their blooming romance, throwing just enough breadcrumbs for fans to get excited.
While both have maintained a stoic silence about their love story, Dandekar finally broke her silence when she was asked about her relationship with Akhtar.
n an interview to Mid-day, the actress, who was last seen in the now-disgraced filmmaker Vikas Bahl's Shaandaar, said, "We are public figures, so people are entitled to say what they want to. But I don't care about their opinion. I'm aware of who I am and I'm comfortable with who I choose to date."
Dandekar also said that she doesn't feel the pressure or the need to tell the world about who she's seeing.
"I am not secretive, but I don't feel the need to say things out loud. It's up to me to decide when and what I want to share about my personal life, and it is up to the audience to decide how they look at it. How much information I want to put out in the public domain is my prerogative," she said.
Unfazed by the speculation around her love life, Dandekar says, "I don't need to make an announcement about who I'm dating. It's up to me to decide when and what I want to share about my personal life, and it is up to the audience to decide how they look at it. How much information I want to put out in the public domain is my prerogative."
The singer-host was speaking on the sidelines of the launch of UnDiscover Australia, a media content partnership between Tourism Australia and ESPNcricinfo. Although tight-lipped about her equation with Akhtar, she understands the scrutiny they are subjected to. "We are public figures, so people are entitled to say what they want to. But I don't care about their opinion. I'm aware of who I am and I'm comfortable with who I choose to date."