EXCLUSIVE: Adhyayan Suman: I have forgiven Kangana Ranaut completely and moved on

Adhyayan Suman talks about moving on from Kangana Ranaut and the new lady in his life.

By Upala KBR

Updated on Nov 24, 2017 | 03:42 PM IST | 1.2M

Last year, when Adhyayan Suman had spoken about Kangana Ranaut and why the relationship went wrong, it raised the hackles of a few feminists and left Bollywood shocked by his revelations but all that is in the past now. As the actor quips, that it was a different phase last year and it’s a different phase now. He is ready to begin a new career as a singer. The actor has also fallen in love (buzz is that she is Dr. Stuti Sharma, Clinical Audiologist & Speech Therapist) and has moved out from the dark space he was in ever since his break-up with Kangana Ranaut. Today he has finally given closure to that chapter in his life, forgiven the actress and moved on.

An interview with Adhyayan as he pours his heart out on life, why he didn't talk about Kangana Ranaut this year and being in a happy space today...

Was it tough not to talk when media wanted you to talk against Kangana during Simran’s release this year?

An interview with Adhyayan as he pours his heart out on life, why he didn't talk about Kangana Ranaut this year and being in a happy space today...

Was it tough not to talk when media wanted you to talk against Kangana during Simran’s release this year?

Not at all because when I had given the interview last year (to you), I had said it was going to be only once. These things should not be repeated because you don’t have a hidden agenda behind this, except for telling the world what your side of the story is. After I have said what I had to, there is no point, going to other papers and TV channels, saying the same thing. The truth is out there for the world to see and to be honest, I am in a great space right now where I don’t even care what people think about.

Did the backlash of criticism that you faced last year after that explosive interview make you wiser?

Yes, because it was important for me to be able to see a lot of things with clarity. Till then I had been sheltered and protected as a child and didn’t know the reality of people. It’s a crazy world out there till you learn how to be thick-skinned and learn to grapple with the curve balls life throws you. I am not going to sit and complain who hasn’t given me a break or treated me like shit, no yaar. It’s a battle and you win it however you want to. If it’s written in your destiny and meant for you, you will get it. Agar nahi likha hai, aap kuch bhi kar lo, aap ko nahi milega. Let’s keep everything simple and move on.

They say when you are in love you can forgive and forget. Have you done that with Kangana today?

Yes. I have forgiven Kangana completely. Being in love with the right person has helped me to forgive, forget and move on in life. The song I have sung, Mainsaare nu chadiya, is a prime example of that fact and my answer to everybody out there. In order to move on, you have to forgive and forget. I always tell people jokingly that I was a bad student of history as I couldn’t learn all the facts. Now I can say with clarity that relationship (with Kangana) for me is history. I don’t remember or want to remember anything now. I want to seriously move on - be in love, work, have a family, love my parents and give them everything I should… Let me just flow in the wind.

Please continue…

I am not saying that I am a great singer or I have an outstanding voice. All I am saying is – please just let me be. Don’t judge me constantly, let me happy. You can tell me I don’t know how to sing, that’s your personal opinion. I have realized one thing in life, aaj nahi toh kal, karma comes back to you and I let the karmic cycle take its own course in life. All I wanted to do was just be out there and tell my side of the story and people who wanted to believe me did while some didn’t and that’s fine. But it wasn’t for the world, it was for me. For all the people who felt that Adhyayan Suman could not speak up for himself, I just want them to know that I am one of the luckiest man in the world to have such amazing parents who have been there by my side. I hope someday when you guys need support and feel lonely that your parents are there for you the same way mine was for me.

Where do you see yourself today?

I am a guy who lives in the moment now. That was a different phase last year and this is a different phase now. I have been going through my own set of turmoil, my relationships, being in the media, being judged, being called a failure, and all this why? Just because I spoke my heart out about what happened in the relationship! It was very unfair for people to target me that way, and I thank the people who did support me too. But people who felt that I am a failure and nobody – well thank you very much. That has given me more strength and power to wake up and stand up and nothing better than success and work to prove them wrong.

So while you have forgiven Kangana, you haven’t forgiven all the negativity people threw at you after you

spoke on her?

So while you have forgiven Kangana, you haven’t forgiven all the negativity people threw at you after you

No. I can’t always be the guy who has to forget and forgive. There were times when I have sat there in my home with my parents, watching very nasty things being said about my parents. While I have become thick-skinned, it was hurtful seeing my parents suffer. It was very unfair what happened to them. I don’t come from a space of arrogance or can say that I am going to mess with you – no, I won’t do that. But there was a part of my heart that was deeply hurt at the negativity swirling around me last year and that’s something I cannot forget in my life. I was down and out and it’s very easy to run me down then. But very difficult for me to get up and have the confidence to do something different like singing.

What changed for you?

My girl whom I call Doctor saab. I cannot reveal who she is as I would like to respect her privacy. She met me at a phase when I was going through a lot of negativity and doing things which weren’t about me. I am not a guy who is into fun. I am about commitment and being in love. I am happy being in love. She just held my hand and said why are you doing this? This is not you, so don’t try to be somebody else. That was the time when I started going back and once someone positive enters your life, the cycle of positivity continues from there. For me, it was important to move on from the dark space I have inhabited for the last few years since my breakup. While singing the song in the studios, I was picturizing Doctor saab, as I needed my inspiration from her.

Now that you have become a singer does that mean that your

acting will take a backseat?

Now that you have become a singer does that mean that your

There is no backseat or front seat – we are all co-passengers. I am an entertainer and for me, singing is as much a part of entertainment as acting. I have been here for seven years and if I am not getting the kind of films I want to do, I am not going to sit and while away my time. I am going to move on but to move on you need a plan. If you want to sing, you have to sit for months and plan and prepare how to do it.

What’s the plan now?

I want my song to do well so that there are more people investing in my music so I can create original content. When I went to one of the owners of a music label with the song, he said ‘Yaarlekin kya hai na, jo purane gaane hote hain, those remixes gives us the views.’ That was disappointing. I didn’t want to do that. It has to be my song. I have put my heart into the song. A lot of musicians out there are trying to create original content but there are also a couple of people who are comfortable within the space of picking up an old song, rehashing and releasing it. Why aren’t we working towards original content? It’s not that I am in it to buy a sports car. I have been there done that. That phase is over now as I am not 28 anymore. The kind of happiness and excitement music gives me is amazing. It heals me.