‘Ranbir Kapoor and I have been together for 7 years,’ says Alia Bhatt as she dismisses ‘noise’ scrutinising their relationship: ‘It’s not real’

Smiling, she remarked, “Even the B of bother doesn’t enter our life. If you’re in a room of fifty people, maybe only four actually care about you. The rest might be thinking terrible things, but you can’t hear them.” Emphasising that online trolling has no bearing on her personal life, Alia further reflected, “Is my reality changing? No. Is my family dynamic changing? Not at all. Am I living my dream? Yes. Do I go to sleep every day with a grateful heart? One hundred percent.”

Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt got married in 2022. (Photo: Alia Bhatt/Instagram)

She also spoke about the sense of safety she feels with Ranbir by her side, adding that she feels no need to explain anything to anyone. “As we come into the world our strongest instinct becomes survival and around family, that instinct softens. You just feel like everything is okay. Time passes smoothly. You feel protected. The most important thing in life is to be safe. And there’s no safer place for me than being around them.”

Ranbir Kapoor is far more sensitive than he lets on: Alia Bhatt

In the same conversation, Alia opened up about how fatherhood has revealed a more vulnerable side of Ranbir. “He’s far more sensitive than he lets on. He’s shy, so he holds a lot back. But with her, he’s incredibly expressive. His eyes, his face, everything lights up. He almost becomes a child himself.” She also recalled that Raha’s birth was marked by exhaustion and vulnerability, sharing that Ranbir took a month off work even before their daughter arrived, choosing to stay home as Alia needed his support.

Alia further spoke about Ranbir’s eagerness to spend time with their daughter: “He would go for a shoot and literally run home. He’d run straight into the room to see her. His love is very obvious. He can’t help himself.”

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Recently, while appearing on the talk show Two Much, Alia also spoke about the lifestyle changes she has experienced since becoming a mother. “When you have a baby, your body clock changes. Even if you don’t want to wake up, she will wake you up.” Despite the challenges of parenting, Alia said she has always been an “early-to-bed, early-to-rise” person. “I really love sleeping. Sometimes I’m asleep by 9:30 pm, and I feel so joyful counting the hours I’ve slept,” she said, adding that Ranbir follows a similar routine. “Ranbir is on the same clock as me, he might come to bed 30 minutes later, but he too wakes up early.”

On the professional front, both Alia and Ranbir will soon be seen sharing screen space in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Love and War, which also stars Vicky Kaushal.