'Everything Today Happens On WhatsApp,' Nawazuddin Siddiqui On Romancing Avneet Despite Age Gap
The fact that Sai Kabir Srivastva's Tiku Weds Sheru stars Nawazuddin Siddiqui, 49, romancing Avneet Kaur, 21, has caused controversy on social media even as the movie is nearing ready for release.
Many people expressed displeasure and criticised the representation as 'sick' in response to the recently released trailer, which showed a scene of Siddiqui kissing Kaur.
Siddiqui has since addressed the matter and, while justifying his pairing with Kaur, He said, ¡°Why will there be a problem?¡± Asserting that romance is ageless, Siddiqui told IndiaToday.in: ¡°The problem is that the young men have no romance left. "
He added, "We are from the times when romance was something else. We would be in love and be in ¡®ishq¡¯ for years.¡±
¡°Today, Shah Rukh Khan continues to do romantic roles because the young generation is ¡®nalli¡¯ (useless). They don¡¯t know romance,¡± the Gangs of Wasseypur actor pointed out. ¡°Everything today happens on WhatsApp, be it love, or breakup. There is a reason behind this. People who have lived in romance can do romance. Who else will do it,¡± he asked.
Coincidentally, Kangana Ranaut also stated SRK¡¯s example in a recent interview. While talking about producing the film, the actress said, ¡°Our heroes like Shah Rukh (Khan), Ajay (Devgn), Akshay (Kumar), they all are very involved as producers in the films they¡¯re acting in. But when a woman does it, people feel it¡¯s very new. My directors have always asked me to collaborate with them. They look forward to my opinion, because obviously I choose to work with only the people who¡¯re collaborative¡± she told Punjab Kesari.
To note, Kangana has not reacted to the age gap controversy yet.
Tiku Weds Sheru:
?It marks the first time that actors Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Avneet Kaur, who are 27 years apart in age, appear together. The movie's writer and director are Sai Kabir. Shiraz Khan Afghani, also known as Sheru, was the character Nawazuddin was first introduced as in the movie posters. Avneet will be seen in the film as Tasleem Khan, also known as Tiku, on the other side.
Tiku Weds Sheru is set for release on Amazon Prime Video on June 23.
