Harleen Sethi is an actress who recently rose to the public’s adoration as much for her acting career as for her emotions as a woman and a celebrity, as well as for her brief affair with Vicky Kaushal. Recently seen in the Disney+Hotstar series ‘Bad Cop’, Sethi has been appreciated for her acting skills. However, going by her work-related activities, her private life is not always so private and tends to make it to the news once in a while.
Sethi and Vicky Kaushal were in a relationship that ended in 2019, shortly after the release of Vicky’s highly successful film “Uri: Interview Harleen Sethi said that she became tired of being called Vicky Kaushal’s ex-girlfriend, saying “The Surgical Strike.” She was uncomfortable with such a label and she said that even in her IG bio, all she has is “ I Am” with no further details or descriptions. She underscored her refusal to explicate herself through other people by describing herself as daughter, sister, friend and so on which implies that she is more than all those.
Reflecting on her break-up with Vicky Kaushal, Sethi gave an insight of her emotional side. When asked if she ‘still loves her ex-boyfriend’ she reiterated the aspect of appreciation for the experience gained from the relationship. She insisted that people should accept all the things in life and agreed that it is useless to think about past memories as life continues to evolve.
This is not the first time that Harleen Sethi has opened up about her break-up in a media interview. The separation was fully discussed last year and in a conversation with Pinkvilla she expressed her concern about the aftermath the break-up had on her family and friends; moreover, the media’s approach which usually casts her as Vicky Kaushal’s ex-girlfriend.
The web series “Broken But Beautiful” released in the year 2018 and “Kohrra”, released in the year 2023 are two of the most famous professionals where Harleen Sethi had also worked but due to personal issues, she has faced a lot of controversies.
Sethi’s words bear testimony to the fact that any woman craves to be valued for her worth and not just be seen as the ex-girlfriend of a certain man. She does not want to be defined by any one of those roles or labels, stating that she had many roles and aspects in her life. Her attitude reveals a very important discourse in society regarding women and the media presentation of them majorly reduces them as the properties of men.
In conclusion, Harleen Sethi can be described as a versatile personality who fights for the rights of victims of crime and does not succumb to adverse circumstances following her and promoting herself. The fact that Vicky Kaushal brought her into highlight but she is largely desperate to carve her own space in the entertainment industry. Her career remains ongoing, and the theatres that support her still demonstrate her singing and acting skills, as well as focus on the industry that tends to personal stories more often than professional ones. Reflecting on the real lives of the individuals, Sethi’s tale underlines the fact of identity and the value of defining who one is in the face of a world that is only eager to categorize.
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