Nawazuddin Siddiqui says true romance happens only in small towns: ‘They fall in love without considering bank balance’

Nawazuddin Siddiqui feels love can only happen in small towns and not in big cities as the people tend to judge each other. He calls himself ‘romantic.’

Actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui recently talked about romance in small towns and big cities in a new interview. He believes that ‘true romance’ only happens in small towns as people don't judge each other unlike those in the city. He also added that people from small towns don't look into the other's person's bank balance for all things related to the heart.

Nawazuddin Siddiqui's personal life

Bollywood actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui talks about romance in cities and towns. (Photo by SUJIT JAISWAL / AFP) (AFP)

Nawazuddin's statement arrived amid his tumultuous relationship with his estranged wife Aaliya Siddiqui. In the last few months, he kept making headlines for his personal life. Aaliya had alleged that the actor's mother harassed her. She also claimed that Nawazuddin ‘disowned’ their children, Shora and Yani.

Nawazuddin Siddiqui on romance in small town vs big cities

Talking about real love stories, he told News18, "True romance only happens in small towns. What happens in the name of romance between people in big cities is compromise and adjustment. In small towns, people aren’t scared to open their hearts out to one another because they don’t judge each other. They fall in love without even taking the bank balance of the other person into consideration. Ishq aur pyaar abhi bhi bacha hua hai small towns mein (love is still alive in small towns).”

Nawazuddin's latest outing is Jogira Sara Ra Ra, which released on Friday. He stars opposite Neha Sharma in the film. The Hindustan Times review of the movie called it “yet another monotonous rom-com with zero novelty, and humour so stale that you prefer to yawn instead.” The actor has several films lined up for release in the pipeline. These include Tiku Weds Sheru, Noorani Chehra, Adbhut and Haddi.