Tanushree Dutta Says, ?Men In Our Entertainment Industry Think Demeaning Women Is Their Birthright?

Vinay MR Mishra (BOMBAY TIMES; October 1, 2023)

Recently actor Tanushree Dutta came out in support of Adil Khan Durrani in his ongoing media trial with Rakhi Sawant. Rakhi and Tanushree had a verbal spat in media in 2018 – during Dutta’s #MeToo movement – when the former alleged ignominious remarks towards the latter, questioning her sexuality to even calling her a drug addict. Dutta reveals that due to the then-going spat between the two, a betrothed marriage fell apart.

“There was a marriage situation that could have been arranged at that time, and this was too much for them. The kind of family background that I come from and the kind of family background I would probably be married to in the future are not the ones who would be unbothered by media talks. That is why shareefon ko problem ho jaati hai,” she confesses.

Today Tanushree is single, however, she admits she is opening to the idea of falling in love. “Accha hua nahi hui. I consider marriage a sacred bond. You don’t just live with the person. When two people are married their souls come together. I have always known what I want in my family dynamics, in my friendships. I have clarity, so, people like me remain single for a long time till there is something very deep or concrete. I don’t want to invest my emotions. I have not married because I have not met the person, I will be confident to be with for the next 30-40 years. I don’t want to be stuck. I don’t want ki mujhe koi phasa le. There’s no one around, I didn’t allow myself to fall in love. I was very close. (But) I am opening up to love slowly,” she explains.

While talking about her relationships, she recalls one that "taught" her a lot. "It was a volatile relation. I had jealousy issue, and the guy knew about it. So, he would purposely make me jealous, he would flirt around with girls in front of me. He constantly wanted to keep me in that state. He was interested in messing with my head. Later on, I realized he was immature. He was only doing that because he was insecure," she concludes.