Radhika Apte on working with Hrithik Roshan, long-dance marriage with Benedict Taylor: ‘It’s really hard but…’

Actor Radhika Apte, who has been married for a decade now, feels the key to make a relationship work is to infuse it with absolute independence. Radhika has been married to British musician Benedict Taylor. They both were in a long-dance marriage, from 2012 till 2020, when the pandemic happened.
In an interview with Bollywood Hungama, Radhika, who is now majorly based out of London and was recently in India to promote her latest Vikram Vedha, opened about her marriage and said, “long dance relationship is really hard”, but a couple can find a way to make it work with love and if they are on the same page.

 
“I had a long-dance marriage till COVID happened. Now we are spending so much time together, it is marriage chapter two! In the beginning, it was so sad to be away, it was really heartbreaking. Now again I think, ‘Oh my God I won’t be able to see him for a bit’ that really hurts me. But we are trying to spend more time now,” she said.
The actor said her takeaway from successful relationships is that one should be comfortable with who they are and only when they accept themselves truly can they be accepting of their partners.
“Long dance relationship is really hard. But if you want to make it work, you can make it work. We made it work; I don’t know how. We wanted the same thing, loved each other’s company. Giving each other freedom is the most important thing. And giving yourself freedom- to change, think differently, want whatever you want. To accept yourself of who you are and then you’ll accept the other person. That’s something I have learnt about any successful relationship,” she added.

On the work front, Radhika’s latest feature Vikram Vedha released on September 30. The film, headlined Hrithik Roshan and Saif Ali Khan, featured her as a lawyer. During the interview, when she was asked what she loves about Hrithik, Radhika said, “His dedication to fitness.”
Vikram Vedha, a remake of 2017 Tamil actioner of the same name, has been helmed Pushkar-Gaythri, who also directed the original. The film starred R Madhavan and Vijay Sethupathi. The Hindi remake has Saif reprising Madhavan’s role, while Hrithik steps into Vijay’s character.