Radhika Apte opens up about the difficulties of having a long distance relationship

Radhika Apte's last release was 'PadMan' and it was a huge success. The actor received a lot of adulation for her role in the movie starring Akshay Kumar and she has an interesting line-up of upcoming films too. And she is currently shooting for Michael Winterbottom’s next with Dev Patel. In an interview with a leading entertainment portal, she opened up about the difficulties she faces because of her long-distance relationship with her husband, Benedict Taylor who resides in London.

"I try and visit every couple of months and he also comes so we’re not away from each other for more than a month. It’s exhausting and very expensive also. I remember sometimes people meet on an aircraft and they ask why are you flying economy and I’m like what the hell does that mean. Imagine making three trips in two months, and that too last-minute ones because suddenly I got a week off. It’s such an expensive lifestyle – two houses in two of the most expensive cities in the world and 2-3 tickets a month to travel back and forth every month. That’s why I’m not vegetating!" she said.

When asked if she ends up upsetting people by saying 'no', she replied, "It’s funny that people have this impression that I keeping saying no and that I stand my ground. The people who really know me will say that I cannot say no. I put up with a lot of things that I don’t agree with – people coming late, extending shoot days, people going against contract and not paying for extra time. Exploitation doesn’t have to be sexual. And I don’t say anything, I just do it. I don’t think that me putting my foot down is going to change anything. It will only ruin my career. If Akshay Kumar puts his foot down it changes things because he’s reached that level. It was amazing working with him on 'PadMan' because he would work for 8 hours and that’s it.''

Talking about being active on social media, she said, "I really struggle. I do social media largely for work because I want to be a part of different activities. In India, that’s how you make money so I do it as my job. But wearing airport outfits, etc I don’t think that necessarily a part of my job. I mean it adds to it, but doesn’t take something away. Rajinikanth doesn’t wear a wig when he steps out, he’s Rajinikanth anyway. Of course, I know I’m not Rajinikanth!"