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Don't have any views: Arjun Rampal on divorce rumours
By
Nivedita
Mumbai, Aug 30
Actor Arjun Rampal has been on a
continuous media trial over rumours of a rocky relationship with his
wife Mehr Jessia. But the actor prefers not to react.
Arjun and
Mehr, who have been married for over 15 years, have been caught in the
midst of divorce rumours, and while Arjun has slammed the media over it
in the past, he now seems unaffacted.
"I don't have any views as I
feel people have more views than me," Arjun told IANS here when asked
about his views on the rumours related to his personal life.
Arjun married Mehr, a supermodel of her time, in 1998. Together, they have two daughters.
Arjun walked the runway for European brand Buggati shoes, that's making its India foray through e-commerce platform Jabong.
Arjun unveiled the collection on the ramp in a classic pair of Bugatti shoes with his name inscribed on them.
He
was even seen walking around the venue with Mehr; they both posed for
shutterbugs; and later even took a seat next to each other for designer
Monisha Jaising's show, the last presentation of the fourth day of the
fashion gala on Saturday.
Asked if Arjun, a model-turned-actor,
has ever thought about launching his own fashion line, he said: "Offers
keep coming to me where people want (me) to do that. It can work out at
some point of time, but right now my mind is not there.
"My mind
is more in films, so I am focussing more towards that. I am really not
too much towards creating a clothing line (as of now."
He,
however, feels that Indian designers are doing great in creating more
menswear lines, and says he feels proud whenever he flaunts ethnic
clothes wherever he goes.
"When I went to Cannes (in 2012), I
wore Rohit Bala¿s bandgala. I like ethnic wear and I think Indian
designers are doing really well. I feel they are doing really good cuts
even in western jackets.
"Also, some of the western designers are
copying our designer bandgala, so that proves... I love my Indian
designers and whenever I get an opportunity, I wear their creations,"
said Arjun, who was last seen on the big screen in "Roy", and is
currently working on "Daddy".
Before stepping into Bollywood in
2001 with "Pyaar Ishq Aur Mohabbat", Arjun was a hugely successful
model. He says that the fashion ramp has given him everything and if his
daughters would like to be a part of this world, he will support them.
"Modelling
gave me a lot in my life. I never look down upon modelling as a
profession. Whatever my daughters want to do, I'm fine with it. They can
act, model, (indulge in) sports... as long as they are passionate
towards it. They really need to love it and it should come from within,"
he said.
(Nivedita can be contacted at [email protected])