Vikram Bhatt defends Vijay and Trisha Krishnan as affair rumours escalate: ‘There is dignity in not hiding love’

THe rumours near doer-politician Vijay face of the earth romantically linked to actor Trisha Krishnan feature circulated for years, but venture reached new heights after his wife, Sangeeta Sornalingam, filed for divorce in a Chennai court, alleging the actor was in an extramarital relationship with a colleague. Amid the intense public scrutiny, filmmaker Vikram Bhatt has stepped in to defend the duo, saying that they have the right to live and love.Vikram Bhatt defends Trisha Krishnan, VijayOn Monday, Vikram took to Instagram to post a long note defending Vijay and Trisha Krishnan amid dating rumours. He expressed his views while sharing an image which highlighted “their films belong to us. Their lives do not”.“There has been a great deal of noise about the personal lives of Vijay and Trisha Krishnan. I do not know whether the rumours online are true or not. But if they are, then I feel compelled to say a few things,” Vikram wrote.The filmmaker continued, “My recent incarceration has made me understand the value of freedom. What it is to crave a cup of tea that is not going to come. What it is to hunt for a tube of toothpaste. What it is to wait for seven in the evening, when the bail applications come in. But there is a worse incarceration. It is the incarceration of the human soul. The incarceration of happiness. When two people remain trapped in a relationship that has run its course, but society insists that the relationship must continue; that too is a prison.”Here, Vikram mentioned that he has been “on both sides of that equation”.“I have been somebody’s fool, and I have been fooled. In other words, I have been there. Done that. Got the T-shirt. The human heart is fallible. It goes where it finds happiness. It came together to find happiness, and it's going away to find happiness. Speaking for myself, I would walk out of a loveless relationship. I might walk out with money. I might walk out with property. But most importantly, I would walk out with my honour and my dignity,” he mentioned. Talking about Vijay and Trisha, Vijay shared, “I find something admirable in Vijay and Trisha. There is dignity in not pretending that something does not exist. There is dignity in not hiding love as though it were something sinful.”“We all know the other kind of life that people live.Men who run anonymous profiles on dating sites. Men who delete their messages before they get home. Men who spend afternoons with women they will never respect enough to acknowledge publicly. And yet it is often these very people who sit in judgment over others,” he added.According to Vikram, individually, most of us are compassionate people, as he puts, “We understand weakness. We understand heartbreak. We understand the complicated nature of love. But something changes when we become a collective. In a crowd, we suddenly become sinless. We become righteous. We become judges. And that is when empathy disappears.”“Their films belong to us. Their personal lives do not. I will always stand for the freedom of the human heart. They have a right to live and to love,” he wrote while concluding.About Vijay and TrishaActor-politician Vijay has been making headlines over the past few days due to developments in his personal life. His wife, Sangeeta Sornalingam, has filed for separation after 25 years of marriage. Adding to the buzz, Vijay was recently spotted with actor Trisha Krishnan at a public event, sparking fresh speculation online.On March 5, Vijay grabbed attention by attending the wedding reception of AGS producer Kalpathi Suresh's son, with Trisha. The two walked together to the stage, greeting the newlyweds. They also posed together for the pictures and exited the venue at the same time.Sangeeta’s petition claims that Vijay has been ‘emotionally withdrawn’ since 2021. He has also been accused of treating her with ‘verbal disdain’ and subjecting her to ‘constructive desertion’ and ‘forcing her to live separately within the matrimonial home’. Vijay and Sangeeta first registered their marriage on July 10, 1998, in the United Kingdom. Their ceremonial marriage was held in Chennai on August 25, 1999, in front of fans.They have a son, Jason Sanjay, who will debut soon as a director with Sundeep Kishan’s Sigma, and a daughter, Divya Saasha. The petition Sangeeta filed accuses Vijay of causing embarrassment to their children due to his rumoured affair. The next hearing is scheduled for April 20, 2026.