We have seen Sushmita Sen speak her mind out quite feeling and she has also been very frank and open about her personal life as well. But this time things seem different. She is reluctant to talk about her latest 'boyfriend' Manav. And the reason she cites is quite strong -- the privacy of the other person. She says:

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.
Sushmita, however, is quick to point out that she is not shy and does not find anything wrong in people showing interest in her personal life. She has been quoted as saying:
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.
Now, that's something new in the film industry, where people tend to be fashionably wary of the so-called 'media glare'.