Bigg Boss OTT 3 winner Sana Makbul opens up about ending her last relationship; says 'My partner had issues when I became more successful than him'

For Sana Makbul, winning Bigg Boss OTT season 3, became a turning point of her career. While her career moved ahead successfully and she received a lot of praise, her personal life took a difficult turn as she went through heartbreak. Sana was apparently in a relationship with businessman Srikanth Bureddy even before she entered Bigg Boss OTT. However, the two brokeup mutually in the start of 2025.

In a recent conversation with The Free Press Journal, Sana revealed that her relationship fell apart when her growing success started creating problems with her partner. She said, "You said people can’t handle strong-headed women - that’s absolutely true. Especially men can’t handle women like us. I’ve experienced that. In my personal relationship, when I went ahead of the man, he didn’t like it. He didn’t like it. So I think that balance is still not there in our society. I’m still struggling with it. This is the way I am, and you have to accept me. I may adjust and accommodate you, but you need to accept me. I really don’t care about the world, but when my personal relationships get sour because of my achievements, then that becomes problematic."

In the same interview, the actress further shared that love slowly turned into insecurity and she ultimately chose self-worth and walked away from the relationship, she said, "I would say that when a girl is strong, it’s difficult for her to get accepted in a relationship. Acceptance is extremely difficult. It’s very difficult for a man to accept that, ‘Oh, she’s doing better than me,’ or ‘Oh, she’s loved by many.’ They do get insecure about it. I’ve faced this in my personal life. I’ve seen that the person who loved me suddenly started having issues with a lot of things. For some time, I didn’t understand what really happened because I didn’t change, but he did. My friends and family are still the same with me, but why did he change? Some things definitely changed. I didn’t like that. I was adjusting and accommodating to understand, but then I didn’t understand it. And I feel when you don’t understand certain things, you should leave it at that and just let go."

She added that it was her family values and upbringing that have been instrumental in making her fearless, grounded and unapologetically fierce personality.

"I have been brought up in a family that is very woman-oriented. My father has always been our biggest cheerleader and supporter. He always wanted to see his girls do well in life, and we are three girls, you know. I would say that my father knows his responsibilities as a father. We have been told our boundaries and I think we are all very disciplined girls. So, I think my upbringing has taught me a lot. My mother has always told me one thing: if you are wrong, you bow your head down. But if you are not wrong, be that bull - show me a red cloth, and I will be like zup! So yeah, I am like that in real life also. I don’t do wrong to anyone, nor do I listen to anyone. I only listen to my heart," she said.

Sana has been part of shows like Vish, Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon, Khatron Ke Khiladi amongst others.