Love,Break-Ups,Zindagi

“If you want a single person’s take,then relationships work only with the right person,who accepts you the way you are,” says Basu,taking a politically correct stance. Maddy (Madhavan) gets real,as he says,“When you get the one you want,you tend to take them for granted. The married ones wish they were single and the single ones want partners. But I can assure you one thing — those who are married and then for some reason are single again,are best placed.” While the two are busy ‘disengaging couples’ trapped in unhappy relationships in the film,in real life,they’d rather let people make their choices. “We are one step ahead of divorce,” they say in unison. “People in the metros have more than one partner. They cheat,lie,abuse and I feel it’s better to break-up and move on,” says Vaidya,who plays a shameless Kaamdev Baba in the film. Married men,Maddy and Vaidya feel the secret to a good marriage is compromise. “Lots of relationships break-up because of over-ambitious partners who fail to give each other importance,” say the two.

So is it hope,love and faith all the way? For Zafar,an ample amount of friction and attraction comes into play too. “My formula is to be a yes man,” smiles the actor,who has been married to his sweetheart Ayesha for over two years. He believes in healthy discussions and feels there is no harm in saying sorry. “I hate unnecessary arguments,getting offensive or defensive,” says Zafar,who prefers to be a smooth operator. Interestingly,his recent tweet too echoes his sentiments. He says,“Man’s biggest problem is his ego and a woman’s is her man’s ego.”

According to Zafar,all the films have been timed right for “it’s spring,a time to love and mate.” While he and the real-life romantic Hydari discover it over a period of eight years and three cities in their film London…,their producer,Goldie Behl feels that the age between 21and 29 is the loneliest. “That’s the period of self-discovery,self-reflection,for it’s the period of finding love and life,” he observes.

Do opposites attract? Are extra-marital affairs a trend? Is pre-marital sex okay? Do best friends make great life partners? The anthology of love,romance,sex and marriage continues and so does the conversation with the actors,in Chandigarh to promote their films and make an appearance at the PTC Film Awards. “It’s give and take and a time of arranged-love marriages. Also,in India,one marries the entire family,so it’s important to have them on your side,” says Randhawa. Talk to the newly-weds and they agree marriage changes the entire equation. “It’s all about giving each other space,respect and lots of love,” smile Ritiesh and Genelia. “Honestly,I dance to her tunes,” winks Deshmukh.