By Chirag Sehgal,News18
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Ameesha Patel has revealed why she never got married. The actress, who became an overnight sensation with her movies like Kaho Naa Pyar Hai and Gadar, recently opened up about her decision not to marry anyone. She revealed that even though she has been in serious relationships in the past, she never tied the knot because people eventually wanted her to sit at home and quit acting.
“I never used to chase boys in school; they used to do that. I have got a lot of proposals since then, and they continue to come till now. But a lot of the people I met wanted me to stay at home and not work after marriage, and that didn’t sit right with me. I wanted to become Ameesha Patel first, because I had already spent so much of my life being someone’s daughter, and I didn’t want to spend my adulthood as just someone’s wife,” Ameesha said on Ranveer Allahbadia’s podcast.
Recalling how she chose career over love and left one of her early partners, Ameesha added, “People who love you will let your career prosper. I have lost a lot for my career, and I have also lost a lot for love. I have given up both things for the other, and I think that I have learnt from both. For example, I had one serious relationship, and it was before I joined films. He belonged to a very big industrial family from South Bombay, like mine. Had the same background and education, and the family setup was the same. It ticked all the boxes, but when I decided to go into film, my partner did not want a person in the public eye, and that is how I chose my career over love.”
However, does this mean that Ameesha Patel is not open to finding love now? Asked about the same, the actress shared that she has a ‘never say never’ attitude.
“I am all up for marriage, as long as I find someone worthy. They say that ‘Where there is a will, there is a way,’ so the person who finds me through everything and mauke par chauka maarlege (takes advantage of the situation) will be my person. I still get all kinds of proposals from a lot of well-to-do families. People half my age want to take me out on a date, and I am open to it because a man has to be mentally mature. I have met a lot of people older than me that have the IQ of a fly,” she said.
