New Delhi: Shahid Kapoor's Kabir Singh might be raking cash at the box office, but the film has been slammed for glamorizing misogyny. Kabir Singh tells the story of a medical student who goes down the path of self-destruction after a failed relationship.
While Shahid Kapoor fans are praising the actor for his amazing performance, singer Sona Mohapatra has slammed him for portraying a role that is deep-rooted in misogyny and patriarchy.
She questioned Shahid's responsibility as an actor and called him a "creature of ambition."
"& how can we keep such deeply disturbing, dark & dangerous politics 'aside'? Does the actor have no responsibility for choosing to play a part in a narrative that can set us back as a society? Is that all we have become? Creatures of ambition? #LetsTalk #India #KabirSingh ," Sona Mohapatra tweeted.
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In another tweet, Sona Mohapatra called out Rekha Sharma, the chairperson of the National Commission for Women, for praising Shahid's performance in Kabir Singh.
Sona tweeted, "Didn't notice the deeply misogynistic & patriarchal narrative? Just intense acting? That is truly deeply disturbing. That you are the chairperson of the @NCWIndia, makes me wonder about what we can hope for when it comes to women place in #India."
Kabir Singh is an official remake of the 2017 Telugu film Arjun Reddy. Shahid earlier said that one can draw a parallel between Devdas and Kabir Singh as both the stories revolve around self-destructive men.
Earlier Shahid had defended his choice of doing Kabir Singh by saying, "It's a movie. It's not real life. So, people should focus on the wrong things that happen in their life."
While Kabir Singh is receiving flak for being a misogynist film, it is doing great business at the box office. In two days of its release, the film has already crossed the Rs 40-crore mark. In fact, Kabir Singh has emerged as Shahid's biggest opener so far.