India, July 30 -- F atima Sana Shaikh has had a busy July with two back-to-back releases - Metro. In Dino and Aap Jaisa Koi. Both the films explored love in different ways. Talking about her tryst with love stories, the actor quips, "I'm living my love life through my films." In both the films, her character was battling for a relationship of equals. Ask about it, and she says, "Equality in a relationship is very important. I wouldn't want my partner to change me or vice versa. Two people get attracted to each other because of who they are. That's why it's important to first respect each other, and once that happens, everything is fine." In Aap Jaisa Koi, she stars alongside R Madhavan, a character with a patriarchal mindset. Fatima asserts that "it's not only women", but also men who suffer because of it: "So many men are in toxic relationships. But when they come out with their stories, they are ridiculed. That is also due to patriarchy, as [the belief is that] boys are not supposed to cry and they can't complain. So, even men face the wrath of patriarchy." The recent feud between actor Deepika Padukone and filmmaker Sandeep Reddy Vanga over the film Spirit raised a debate that when female actors make demands, they are termed unprofessional. Ask Fatima if she feels that women taking a stand for themselves ruffles the feathers of male bigwigs, and the 33-year-old agrees. But she adds that things are changing: "The understanding of what a woman thinks is changing, as there are more working women now. The perception about how a woman should be like and what kind of roles she should do is also changing. Now, we can imagine a woman as a villain too. Earlier, there would only be men antagonists."...