Sandeep Reddy Vanga says he didn’t take controversy around ‘non-consensual kiss’ in Kabir Singh ‘seriously’

When he was told that it was more than just a handful of people who found fault with the film, Vanga added, “Four people wrote articles about it, and that inspired others to write more articles. Not more than 20 people in total, it was their point-of-view. We should not talk about all that, bhool jao Kabir Singh ko (forget Kabir Singh).”

Both Shahid and Kiara have also defended Kabir Singh against criticism. In a chat with mid-day, Shahid called the movie ‘a dysfunctional love story between a very simple girl and a very talented, brilliant, aggressive disturbed, guy’. Kiara told Bollywood Hungama, “My opinion has always been very clear and for me deep down it’s a love story and the thing about love is that it’s the only thing that will allow you to forgive certain behaviours in life. Relationships are very complex and it’s very easy for a third person to say ‘get out of that relationship’. But for two people in that relationship, it is another complication altogether.”

A kiss between Ranbir Kapoor and Rashmika Mandanna’s characters in Animal, which seemed like Vanga’s answer to the Kabir Singh controversy, also generated conversation. The characters kiss each other as a sign of protest against their families, who disapprove of their relationship. Animal is expected to deliver massive numbers at the box office, and is currently aiming for more than Rs 100 crore globally on day one of release.

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