Exclusive: Shabir Ahluwalia on why he keeps his private life away from the spotlight; says ‘I don't like my normal life to be covered'
Television heartthrob Shabir Ahluwalia, who has wowed audiences with his charismatic roles for years, returns in a compelling new avatar in Ufff… Yeh Love Hai Mushkil. He plays Yug Sinha, a brilliant but emotionally walled-off lawyer—far from the idealistic characters he's portrayed in the past.
At the launch of the show, Shabir not only spoke about this refreshing new role but also opened up about his fiercely guarded private life.
'I don't protect it, I just don't share it,' he said candidly in an interview with Times of India TV. 'You know, it's something that I feel—I enjoy it, and it's my private life. So it's not that I'm very protective or very secretive. I'm not like that. I'm a normal guy living my normal life, and it's just that my normal life is not covered too much because I don't like it to be covered.'
Despite not sharing much, Shabir clarified that he's not inaccessible either. 'I'm not too guarded or anything that you can't reach out to me. Or I'm sitting in the Avengers Mansion. I'm leading a very happy, normal life.'
He elaborated on why he doesn't post constantly: 'I like to share only things that are personal milestones, achievements, or things I think are worth sharing. But it's difficult for me to share every moment because I'm not into capturing everything. I'm always doing something, living in the present, and I don't feel the need to show it out there.'
On Yug Sinha, he reflected, 'What intrigued me is the subtlety with which he feels things but refuses to show it… It's one of the most refreshing and challenging roles of my career.'
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