Bigg Boss fame Priya Malik talks about Valentine's Day: Love no longer asks to be announced once a year

Actress-poet Priya Malik, who has been a part of Bigg Boss 9, Savdhaan India, Crime Patrol, and Nazar, to name a few, mentioned that the meaning and significance of Valentine’s Day have changed for her. She shared that it's no more about making big announcements but rather about cherishing the gentle pauses and good times with her husband, Karan Bakshi.

She said, "When I was younger, Valentine’s Day felt like a deadline: prove your love, package it, present it. Now, in my 30s and especially after marriage, it feels quieter and kinder. Love no longer asks to be announced once a year. It shows up daily, in shared exhaustion, in inside jokes, and in choosing each other even on ordinary Tuesdays."

"Today, Valentine’s Day feels less like a celebration and more like a gentle pause to notice what’s already there," she added.

Though work keeps both of them busy, they understand the importance of those small moments. She said, "We've stopped waiting for 'free time.' Our love now happens in fragments—five minutes before call time, a late-night text after pack-up, sitting next to each other without conversation. We’ve learned that presence doesn’t need hours. Sometimes it just needs attention."

Priya pointed out that on-screen and in stories and poems, love is often dramatic. She said, "It arrives with background music and perfectly timed confessions. In real life, love is softer. It folds laundry. It waits. It stays when things are unglamorous. There’s no soundtrack, but there’s stability—and that’s far more romantic to me."

Asked about that one small, everyday habit of her husband that still makes her feel loved and appreciated, she said, "He remembers what I was nervous about, what I forgot to eat, and what made me quiet. That kind of remembering feels like love saying, "I’m paying attention to your life," and that’s a love language I deeply adore.

She confessed that marriage has changed the way she views relationships and romance in her work or performances. "Marriage taught me that love isn’t just intensity—it’s endurance. Now, when I write or perform, I’m more interested in what happens after the climax: the choosing, the staying, and the quiet work of love. That’s the story I want to tell now," Priya ended.