Nawazuddin Siddiqui defends romancing Avneet Kaur despite 28 years age difference in Tiku Weds Sheru: ‘Today’s young men have no romance left’

Tiku Weds Sheru's trailer, which unveiled a scene of Nawazuddin Siddiqui kissing Avneet Kaur, triggered swift reactions online, with many denouncing the portrayal as "gross".

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Tiku Weds Sheru is scheduled to have its worldwide premiere on June 23. (Image: Kangana Ranaut/Twitter)

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While Sai Kabir Srivastva’s Tiku Weds Sheru is getting ready for release after multiple postponements, the fact that the film features 49-year-old actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui romancing 21-year-old Avneet Kaur has sparked controversy on social media.

The recently released trailer, which unveiled a scene of Siddiqui kissing Kaur, triggered swift reactions online, with many expressing their discomfort and denouncing the portrayal as “gross”.

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Meanwhile, Siddiqui himself has now responded to the controversy and, while defending being paired with Kaur, asked: “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. We are from the times when romance was something else. We would be in love and be in ‘ishq’ for years.”

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“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.

Bankrolled by Kangana Ranaut’s Manikarnika Films, the movie is scheduled to have its worldwide premiere on June 23 and will be exclusively available for streaming on Prime Video. Announced in 2021, along with the launch of Manikarnika Films, the shooting for Tiku Weds Sheru was wrapped up last year. However, the release got postponed.

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