Harleen Sethi says she wishes to shed the tag of being actor Vicky Kaushal’s ex and that she’d rather be known as an individual in her own right. Opening up about her break-up with the Sanju actor, she said,
“Honestly, it did not bother me but it did bother my family and friends. As an individual, we all have our own identities. I was associated with a movie star and I haven’t done a movie yet, doesn’t make me any less. I still love myself. And I would love to be known as Harleen Sethi. I am Harleen Sethi. I think it will be unfair to call someone else my ex-boyfriend, right?”Harleen Sethi, Actor
“I think for an actor it is essential to experience all sort of emotions in real life. In a way, it is good that what happened, happened,” she added.
Harleen and Vicky parted ways after the release of the latter’s blockbuster Uri: The Surgical Strike. Shortly after, she penned a poem which she shared on her Instagram account. She wrote,
“Link ups don't build me
Breakups don't break me
Wins don't fill me
Failures don't kill me
I feel complete
I feel sufficient
I have my own swag
I am my own tag.”
Vicky confirmed the news in April at an event in Mumbai. When asked if he was single, he responded with, “Hanji, ekdum single hoon abhi, dekho... akela (Yes, I’m single, look, I’m all by myself.)” When pressed for a serious answer, he reiterated, “Single, ekdum.” He added that he was “ready to mingle on stage with the audience.”
Harleen features opposite A Death in the Gunj actor Vikrant Massey in web series Broken But Beautiful, which is now in its second season.
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