‘Love hasn’t become underrated, relationships have become complex’: Pankaj Tripathi

Acclaimed star Pankaj Tripathi, who is gearing up for the release of his upcoming film “Metro…In Dino”, has talked about how relationships today have become complex due to the fast-paced, demanding nature of modern life.

Asked if he agrees that today’s relationships have become very complex and that love has become underrated, Pankaj said, “Love has not become underrated. Relationships have become complex. If the world itself has become complex, how can relationships not be?”

Citing an example of how currency was created thinking that life would become easier, he added: “For example, if you travel from one place to another, how many goods can you carry in exchange? So currency was invented to simplify life. You carry money in your pocket and in return, you get what you need. I believe that the invention of currency in human history was to make life easier. But now, life has become more difficult in the process of earning that currency.”

He agrees that today’s relationships are very complex. Yes, they are complex. It’s not about currency directly. In modern life — in the race for career, money, and accumulating material things — there’s always a crisis. So people don’t have time. In urban life, especially in metro cities, if both husband and wife are working, no one has time. Both are constantly busy. So modern life is inherently complex.  “And when life is complex, naturally, stories and emotions will also become complex. A big contributor to this complexity is hurry and worry. And in metro life, hurrying (to be on time) and worrying (about jobs, careers) are a part of daily life.”

Talking about where do relationship problems begin, he said: “The root of the problem is the mind — the brain. We assume the other person thinks like us. In the early stages of romance, it doesn’t matter. But as time passes, each brain starts creating conflict: ‘Why is he behaving like this?”, “Why is she doing that?”, “Why did you leave the wet towel on the bed?’” “At the beginning of love, when the wet towel was left on the bed, it felt like a sweet, romantic gesture. But later, it becomes a source of irritation.” He believes the complexity begins in the brain.   (IANS)

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