MID-DAY (February 2, 2018)

Three years after his divorce from Shweta Rohira, actor Pulkit Samrat says he believes in love, but is unsure if he still has faith in the institution of marriage. The actor said, “I don’t know. In love, definitely [I have faith], but I don’t know if that certificate means something right now where I stand. So I don’t have a comment on that, but maybe later.”

Samrat had married longtime girlfriend Shweta Rohira in November 2014, but they split a year later. He was speaking at the trailer launch of his film, Veerey Ki Wedding, at a suburban multiplex yesterday. The Fukrey Returns (2017) actor said being single, he would now grab unconditional love from wherever it is coming from, including his pet. “Someone asked me how I was going to celebrate Valentine’s Day as a single (man). I said I’d rather be with my dog because that’s a 100 per cent, sure-shot guaranteed affair that’ll last forever, nothing else will. Wherever you get unconditional love, just grab it.”

The film also stars Kriti Kharbanda, who was last seen in Shaadi Mein Zaroor Aana (2017) opposite Rajkummar Rao. The title bares an uncanny resemblance to the forthcoming Kareena Kapoor Khan starrer Veere Di Wedding. Samrat said there should be no confusion between the two films. “There were five Bhagat Singh films, which released together. They had a similar plot as well. Here, only the title is similar. The makers had the title already and then the other one got announced. Both are different films.”