Shahana Goswami spoke candidly about her past relationship with actor-model Milind Soman, years before he married Ankita Konwar in 2018. In a recent interaction, Shahana recalled how she first connected with Milind when she was a teenage fan and thought about why their relationship eventually ended.
“I was fascinated by him”
Speaking to Siddharth Kannan, Shahana shared that she first noticed Milind after watching Rules: Pyaar Ka Superhit Formula while she was still in school in Delhi.“When I was 16-17 years old, I was in Delhi and one of Milind’s films was released at that time. My school friends and I went to watch that film. I also thought why would we watch a supermodel film? His acting will be very bad, but I was fascinated by Milind in the film,” she said.The actress revealed that after watching the movie, she searched for his contact details online and eventually found his landline number. According to Shahana, Milind left his mobile number on the answering machine, after which she texted him on his birthday and received an immediate response.
“Basically, I was a fan of the stalker.”
Shahana admitted that although they kept in touch via text messages for years, they never spoke via phone call during that period.
“We interacted via text for six years, and never spoke via call. Basically, I was into stalking,” she joked.She added that after they moved to Mumbai to attend college, they met several times before they finally started a relationship when they were single.“Six years later, at some point when we were both single, I texted him and then we started dating,” she said.
“I never felt the age difference.”
The actress also spoke about the age gap between her and Milind, 21, saying that it never affected their relationship.“I was always more mature than my age. We were very open in my family, and I always felt like an adult since I was a child,” she explained.Shahana added that she learned many important life lessons from Milind during their time together.He used to say: No one is responsible for your happiness or sadness. “This really resonated with me,” she said.The actress also fondly recalled how Milind changed her outlook on cats.She added: “I used to love dogs more than cats, but Milind is very similar to a cat, and after dating him I realized how I love cats and take care of them.”
‘We didn’t want the same things’
Speaking about their breakup in 2013, Shahana said that the relationship ended because they eventually realized that they were no longer compatible despite still loving each other.“It’s just about timing. Till the end, we loved each other. When you see that the relationship is not able to sync, you have to leave it,” she said.The actress further explained that she eventually realized that she did not fit into the idea of a traditional relationship.“I strongly believe in love but I also believe in freedom. If you keep people trapped with yourself, that’s not love,” she said.According to Shahana, although there was a lot of love between them, they ultimately wanted different things from life and relationships.
