Does having John by your side keep away the wolves?
When he stands right next to me, he can become very intimidating. I'm told even I'm intimidating.

Tell something we don’t know about John.
Bipasha: (Smiles) As soon as he’s finished eating, his mouth opens and his eyes shut. And when you say ‘John you’re sleeping…’ He’s like ‘No no I’m not sleeping.’ He sleeps through 90 per cent of the films we watch together. And when we come out of the theatre and people ask me how the film was, he goes ‘Superb, brilliant. You must see it.’
John: (Laughs) You must see me on flights. I sleep with my mouth open and when I wake up, I find airhostesses giggling at me.
Bipasha: Once we were on a flight. Both of us were sleeping. I woke up to go to the washroom and there were people clicking his photographs.

Something about Bipasha.that her fans are not aware of
John: She’s obsessed with fitness. You’ve got to see her when she’s working out. You can’t mess with her then. Another thing people don’t know is that despite the way she looks, she eats really well. She doesn’t count calories. She loves mithai. Yesterday she was chomping on this huge piece of chocolate. She is in the most amazing shape. When I looked at her recently, my jaws dropped as I said this can't be for real. This is the best; she is in the prime shape of her life.

Is there a fear of taking each other for granted?
John: I do take her for granted a lot. But I see that and I try to rectify it. That’s not fair on her. Bipasha is very selfless. She’s done a lot for me. And the last thing one should do is take his woman for granted. You know, as much as we men say we believe in women’s liberation, we are chauvinistic.

So when you want out, how do you decide you have to stay?
John: When you’re with a person for so long, there’s love, there’s respect, there’s responsibility.
Bipasha: There’s attachment.
John: There’s a lot, which is going for the relationship. You don’t want to just give it up.

But when you read things in the media, it must be irritating?
Bipasha: He’s linked with every actress. He has some taste, ya. Look at me and think about his tastes. I’m like ‘why only you get linked with all these actresses.’
John: (Laughs) But these days I’m getting linked to all the actors too.

How do your respective families view your live in relationships? You think the society is more accepting towards it today?
Bipasha: His family is like my family. And my family treats him like a son. Our intentions aren’t shallow and my parents know that. As for society, it really doesn’t matter.
John: You know people really respect Bipasha. In today’s time when frivolity is the order of the day, she’s really conducted herself with dignity. She’s like a lighthouse in a storm.

Bipasha: That goes for both of us. We’ve conducted our relationship with a lot of dignity. People love us together for the way we are.
John: You won’t read about us going on a holiday together or going to the toilet together. There’s a sense of exhaustion when you constantly read about a couple. That doesn’t happen with us.

Finally, what about wedding bells? Do you feel like a married couple already hence there is no need for a marriage?
Bipasha: Yes I feel we are a married couple without being married. I feel like I’m his wife but yet he’s not my husband.
John: I don’t know what a marriage is all about to comment.

Bipasha: Even I don’t know what a marriage is. I feel like a normal wife because I’ve seen my married friends.
John: I guess we’ll cross the bridge when we come to it. We’re comfortable in our current state.