Love triangle ignites curiosity: Somy Ali

Love is the most important human emotion and watching it onscreen makes it a visual treat. But for ages stories with love triangles have left the audiences intrigued and surprised. Former Bollywood actress Somy Ali feels love triangles work because they generate curiosity. She says, “As humans, we are unpredictable beings, and we fall in and out of love easily. That is just a natural phenomenon and when we are presented with a love triangle in cinema, it ignites our curiosity as to who the subject will end up with and how the one rejected will react.”

She adds, “We begin to project our own selves into that specific scenario or script. Personally speaking, there is nothing more to it than ultimately learning the conclusion, be it film or real life. As a viewer, I find them entertaining because this happens in real life as well. Two people falling in love with the same individual is not uncommon, however, the conclusion is the only interesting aspect to this specific scenario.”