It may have minted crores at the box-office but it still remains one of the most controversial films of 2019. Kabir Singh director Sandeep Reddy Vanga's recent statement made to defend the outrage against his film during an interview, roused fans who took out anger on the social media.
The film was caught amid controversy over it's portrayal of women, misogyny among other things, and Sandeep who defended his film by saying that when one is madly in love, and the person doesn't has the liberty of slapping their partner, then he finds nothing in that relationship.
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Speaking to journalist Anupama Chopra, Vanga spoke in defense of his film and his character Kabir Singh.
He had said,
“When you are deeply in love and deeply connected to a woman (and vice versa), if you don’t have the liberty of slapping each other, then I don’t see anything there,” the filmmaker had said. Later in the same interview, posted online on Saturday, speaking about a particular scene in the film, in which Shahid’s Kabir Singh physically assaults Kiara Advani’s character, Preeti, he said, “She slapped him without a reason, at least Kabir had a reason to slap her. If you can’t slap, if you can’t touch your woman wherever you want, if you can’t kiss, I don’t see emotion there."
“You took me completely wrong. It’s not assault. When you’re so close to each other, when you can’t handle your worst thing with each other. And you don’t have the liberty of showing your worst side. The worst thing is not like ‘iss din daaru peeke aake maar rha hai’. It’s about the liberty of the expression between a couple who is deeply connected. It works for a woman also and it works for a man also. I spoke for both the sides. But sadly, they are quoting in a very wrong way.”
Shahid's Kabir Singh has emerged as a debatable film and yet it crossed Rs. 200 crore mark in just 13 days of its release. Kabir Singh is the Hindi remake of Telugu hit 'Arjun Reddy.' The original blockbuster starred Vijay Deverakonda and Shalini Pandey.
Helmed by Sandeep Reddy Vanga, who also directed the original film, 'Kabir Singh' tells the story of a short-tempered surgeon Kabir Singh (Shahid) who goes on a path of self-destruction, consuming drugs and alcohol after he cannot marry the love of his life Preeti (Kiara).
The film also starred Soham Majumdar, Arjan Bajwa, Suresh Oberoi, Nikita Dutta and Kamini Kaushal in pivotal roles. Produced by Bhushan Kumar, Murad Khetani, Krishan Kumar, and Ashwin Varde, the film had released on June 21.