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Here is an  interview of actress Sushmita Sen who has been in the news for all the wrong reasons!

How has life been treating you?
Fabulously! I’m 31, and rocking. And though at times I do explore other options, I wouldn’t have my life any other way. 2006 has been personally tough. But I’m an eternal optimist.I say, ‘All right God, you’ve chosen me for this tough test. But please don’t make it into a habit’. I’m His favorite child. I wish the same for everyone.

Was 2006 your toughest year?
That would be hard to say.. I’ve faced all the hardships in my life as and when they’ve hit me. Whether it was the sudden spurt of success as Miss Universe at 18; or the battle in courts to adopt my daughter Renee; or my relationships, failed or successful, they’ve all been full of turmoil when it happened.At 31, I realise nothing has been that bad because at 45 I’ll feel everything has been pretty much worth the while.

There’s an insatiable appetite to know more about your current man Manav. Why are you for once so secretive about your relationship?
As you get acclimatised to the media, you adopt a less bindaas approach to the limelight. Right now I feel, this is my life and I don’t need to justify myself.As you mature, you realise relationships aren’t just about one person. The privacy of the other party in a relationship does matter. I may not be secretive about the relationship. The other person is. That’s it.

is this relationship more serious, therefore more private?
No the secrecy, as you call it, is purely because the person has asked me not to talk about it. I’d rather choose what my heart tells me to. I’ve a tremendously strong conscience. I’d never do something that makes me uncomfortable.

Do you feel the need to find a man who loves you for what you are rather than for being ‘The Sushmita Sen’?
God knows, the image is of no importance to me. And you can’t go looking for love. It would hardly depend on who I am. It will greatly depend on who he is. I believe all the relationships you go through in life are actually a part of that cosmic design where love and marriage finally finds you. I believe that will happen to me as well. Madhuri finally settled down with a US-based doctor who didn’t watch her films.

Do you crave for marriage now?
I have always craved for marriage. I’ve always been a home-lover, despite living a very public life, which I enjoy in my own way. I’m a 100-percent all-there person. When I’m at a public event I wouldn’t want to be at home, and vice versa.

Your two bravura performances in 2006 in Chingari and Zindaggi Rocks went unappreciated…
Sometimes I feel, why do I put so much love, effort and passion in all my roles? Over the years I came in with no expectations from myself. It was more like.. someone was offering me a chance to be in the movies with good money, so why not? Now, I’ve actually started enjoying acting. Cinema allows me to exhale.It’s no longer about impressing others, but expressing myself. That’s why, when I’m accused of living in an ivory tell, I’ve to say that whether it’s life or cinema, one can’t function in isolation. Having said that, I must say I love ivory (laughs).

Do you feel the need to cut loose from the bustle?
Of course! Everyone has that need. Whether it’s meditation or a vacation, you do need to get away. We all need to go into that ivory tower once in a while to exhale. Otherwise we’ll burn out.But when I take a vacation, I’m accused of being the diva in an ivory tower.

But you are a diva!
Can you please define ‘diva’ for me? Because I’m very confused. Of course I’m unreachable. But never unapproachable.


Source: HindustanTimes.com