The Dear Comrade hitmaker Vijay Deverakonda’s all set to release his Liger while the actor opened up about his personal life for the first time.
He expressed how he likes to be in love yet it’s a fear to him that he might not face a heartbreak though it hadn’t ever happened till now.
He connected this fear of heartbreak to his childhood when his father taught him that money matters more than love, and that’s what he believed in for many years. He said, ‘Growing up, my dad taught me that love is bulls**t and that money is the centre of this world. If you have money, you have everything. If you have money, people will love you, respect you, and do everything for you. This was ingrained in me so deeply that when I grew into an adult, I didn’t believe in relationships.’ ‘I began believing that whoever came to me, came with a want. When someone said they love me, I never said I love you too. Till today, it doesn’t come as naturally as it should.’
On his relationship life he commented, ‘After becoming an actor, I got into a long relationship that taught me a lot about love. I realised that it’s not a transaction and that people can love you selflessly for who you are. It took me a long time to learn that my dad was wrong. To unlearn what he taught me. But I’ll say this: His lesson got me to where I am. I achieved everything that I desired but it came at a price.’
He lamented over the fact that how his stardom made him pay a great cost of loosing many friendships and relationships. He uttered ‘I lost friends. I lost relationships. There was a cost. I didn’t have the liberty to indulge in other things. I had to stay focused. When you come from nothing and want to become an actor, you have to surrender yourself completely. By the time she could make me see what we had, it was too late. I had affected the relationship too much. It took a toll on us,’
Vijay Deverakonda is rumoured to be dating Rashmika Mandanna. Though actors have not made any statements regarding this.
