Actor Rakul Preet Singh didn’t want to hide her relationship with producer Jackky Bhagnani, and that’s why she made it official on social media last year. But she would rather have her work drive the conversation about her. “Anybody’s personal life is as normal as anything else in their life. It is just that if we were not actors, it wouldn’t be a talking point,” Singh tells us, adding, “I feel being in a relationship is the most natural progression for any human being. Like after parents, siblings, and then having friends, you have a partner.”

The actor, recently seen in Runway 34, states that she and Bhagnani respect their relationship, and that’s why they didn’t want to shrug it off as a friendship. “We don’t want to hide and say we are just good friends. We want to acknowledge it. But do I want it to be a talking point at all times? The answer is no. My work should speak. Both of us are on our own individual journeys when it comes to our professional sphere,” says the 31-year-old, who has a packed calendar with projects such as Chhatriwali and Doctor G.

When it comes to things being written about them, or the scrutiny, she doesn’t read them. “What matters to me is my job. I treat my job like a job. I am a girl who acts by profession. When I go back, I am a girl who has a normal life,” shares Singh, while crediting her family and “non-filmi friends” for bringing this sense of balance into her life.

“This is the conditioning I grew up with. It is very important to disconnect from work and connect with people who are not from your workspace. That keeps you from being delusional,” she wraps up.