Sometimes, things just come together in life. Professionally and personally, you find yourself in a space that can only be described as a happy place.
John Abraham is in that place today. Suddenly, things are coming together for him. Last year, he split with then girlfriend Bipasha Basu after close to a decade of courtship. It wasn't pretty. Things at work too weren't taking off, with both Force and Desi Boyz not quite hitting the mark.
But 2012 has been kinder. Not only has he cemented his relationship with the love of his life Priya Runchal, but his first production Vicky Donor too has been lapped up by the audience and critics alike (ararity). Sitting in his sea-facing home in Bandra, he's wearing that cloak of calm that only a man who is truly content can pull off. Perhaps a large part of that happy halo around him has to do with the fact that he has finally decided to get married. He smiles shyly, and says, "Priya and I have decided to get married this year." He met her last April and knew that he wanted her in his life for the happily-everafter two months later. He laughs off rumours that they got married in Los Angeles a few months ago, saying, "Why would I hide it if it were true?"
He is troubled by the rumours that he began seeing her while he was still with Bipasha. It has also been reported that the duo met in the gym, and John wants to set the record right. "I met Priya through a common friend and there was an instant connection. I can talk to her about anything. Ours is a very honest relationship. We can tell each other everything. I think that is a benchmark for a healthy relationship."
They are from two different worlds, but they believe in the same things. Like the decision to have a small wedding, even though they haven't decided on the date yet. Says John, "I know it will be this year, but I don't know when. It could be in a few months or a few weeks. I am a very impulsive guy. So I might decide to get married next week!" He isn't worried about wedding preparations because there will be none. "It's possible that our wedding may have just the two of us, or 10 people, if we include close family members." It will be a registered wedding. There won't be a religious ceremony because he is "an atheist bordering on being agnostic."
So why is Priya "the one"? "Because I can be myself with her. There are no pretenses. We don't even fight, though we argue sometimes." No fights means no make-up sex, I say. He blushes.
But no fighting isn't the only unusual thing about this new age couple. Theirs could soon be a long distance relationship. Priya is presently in London checking out some courses she wants to pursue, and that could keep her out of the country for the next two years. But they have already discussed the distance issue and are willing to give each other space to follow their passions.
Both sets of parents have given their blessings to the couple too. John has met her family twice, once in LA, where her parents and siblings are settled, and another time in Himachal, when he accompanied Priya there after the demise of her 101-year-old grandfather. An outsider to the industry, Priya wasn't aware of John's stardom when she first met him. He recounts a funny incident when they were seated on the terrace of her ancestral home. Suddenly people all around started coming on the terrace to gape at the actor. Clueless to the commotion, Priya asked, "What is happening? What is this commotion all about?"
He finds it refreshing that she isn't part of the industry or enamoured by it. Right now, he's gearing up for two very big roles in his life - that of a husband and a producer. Although the first one needs no planning, he's set for the second part with two more films that will go on floors by the end of the year. Surely 2012 will be a year that John will look back upon as one of the best years of his life!
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