Nargis Fakhri On Dealing With Ranbir Kapoor, Shahid Kapoor Dating Rumours: "It Used To Drive Me Insane"

Nargis Fakhri also spoke about being stressed by the fame that came her way after Rockstar

Actress Nargis Fakhri, who made her debut with Imtiaz Ali's iconic film Rockstar, has spoken about her initial days in the industry and how she dealt with dating rumours and fame. In an interview with Siddharth Kannan, she spoke about being linked with actors Ranbir Kapoor and Shahid Kapoor. While Ranbir was her co-star in Rockstar, Nargis and Shahid appeared in the song Dhating Naach from Phata Poster Nikhla Hero [2013]. When asked about rumours that claimed that she was dating her co-stars, Nargis said, “It used to drive me insane. One time there was an article that said I moved into Shahid Kapoor's apartment. I wish I had saved these articles…and that my mom came down to visit and meet him. And I had people messaging, ‘Oh, your mom is in town?' What the hell, my mom never even came here. So, I had to get used to all of that.”

Recounting another incident, Nargis Fakhri said, “A reporter came up to me and said, ‘Oh, how does it feel to be enjoying the B-town stars' and she said it in a way like she was insinuating something. They were writing so many stories about different people. I don't even know anyone yet. I just told her, ‘Well, I am waiting for you to turn me into a lesbian' and that was the headline; I got into trouble. I was being sarcastic. But her face dropped and she walked away,” referring to the reporter, and added, “Those were interesting times.”

Nargis Fakhri also spoke about being stressed by the fame that came her way post-Rockstar. “The fame was very weird. I was so stressed I didn't know my shoulders were touching my ears…My body was so stressed out but I was trying to go through life. It was such a big movie,” adding that she didn't know what a big movie she landed or the impact of Ranbir Kapoor – her first co-star– as an actor. “I didn't know anything; I was very naive.”