She has been quite open about her relationships in the past, but Sushmita Sen is, for the first time, tight-lipped about her latest boyfriend Manav.

"As you mature with time, you realise relationships aren't just about one person. The privacy of the other party in a relationship does matter. I may not be secretive about the relationship. The other person is. That's it.

"As long as I can answer without compromising the other person, I do it. I can't let other people suffer for the choices I make in life. People are most welcome to be inquisitive about my life. I do enjoy sharing it," Sushmita told in an interview.

Career wise 2006 wasn't too encouraging for the actress. She had two releases, "Chingaari" and "Zindaggi Rocks" - both bombed at the box office but she is unfazed!

"By god's grace, every time a film of mine bombs, which is rather regularly, I've kept growing and diversifying into different areas of the entertainment business," she said.

She confesses that now she has actually started enjoying acting.

"Cinema allows me to exhale. It's no longer about impressing other people but expressing myself. That's what makes me feel so liberated."