Ever since his explosive revelations about his ex-girlfriend, actress Kangana Ranaut, came out on Thursday morning, actor Adhyayan Suman has been inundated by calls and messages. He says that while many find his opinion a publicity gimmick, that doesn’t bother him.
“Most of them congratulated me for speaking out. Some, however, saw me as a publicity seeker. Let them. It doesn’t bother me. I had to say what I had to say because another human being was going through pain that he did not invite himself,” says Suman, referring to Hrithik Roshan, the actor embroiled in a Ranaut-centric constellation of accusations and counteraccusations.
Suman says Ranaut was besotted by the Krrish star since they worked on Kites together.
“Even before my relationship with Kangana I was aware of her infatuation for Hrithik Roshan, because Hrithik’s mother [Pinky Roshan] is my mother’s friend,” he said.
Suman talks of Ranaut’s growing infatuation for Roshan while they were shooting in Las Vegas for Kites.
“She was giving him way more attention than healthy or warranted. As her boyfriend it made me uncomfortable,” says Suman.
Then, on Valentine’s Day while uploading telephone numbers on the new cell phone that he had given her, Suman discovered “at least 70” messages from Ranaut to Roshan.
Suman feels it is important for people to know that it is not just women who may be victims of abuse in relationships. “I was abused verbally and physically,” he argues.
He recalls a party at Roshan’s residence where Ranaut accused an actor of grabbing her posterior. On the way down four flights of stairs, Suman says, he was abused. “She slapped me hard because according to her I didn’t grab the actor who had grabbed her posterior. I was stunned and teary-eyed with all the guests and media persons going up and down. It was humiliating and hurtful. I went through such abuse many times over. Not just me, my father was also abused repeatedly. I want people to know that men often suffer abuse in a relationship. But their pain is not taken seriously,” said the actor.
For those who feel he is doing this for publicity, Suman has only a shrug of indifference to offer.
“Let them think what they want. Only I know what my parents and I went through. My career was destroyed. I am ready for a second innings.In fact I am all set to direct and act in a film that will be shot extensively in the US. But this is not the time to talk about that,” said the Heartless actor.
