Director Sandeep Reddy Vanga slammed Adil Hussain after the latter criticised Kabir Singh. Adil, who played the Dean of the college in the Shahid Kapoor and Kiara Advani starrer, said he regrets acting in the film. After his statements went viral, Sandeep took a nasty jibe at him on X. He said that Adil’s ’20 art films’ didn’t get ‘as much fame as’ the blockbuster film. He also added that he will replace Adil’s face in the film using AI.
“Ur ‘belief’ in 30 art films didn’t get as much fame to u as ur ‘regret’ of 1 BLOCKBUSTER film did I regret casting u,knwing that ur greed is bigger than ur passion. NOW I’ll save U from the shame by replacing Ur face with AI help Now smile properly ,” the Animal director wrote.
Adil Hussain Regrets Starring in Kabir Singh:
Appearing on AP Podcast, Adil said he wasn’t aware what Kabir Singh was about when he said yes for the role. “That’s the only film in my life that I have done without reading the script, without seeing the movie which it is based on,” he said. Adil recalled going into the theatre to watch the film and walking out in 20 minutes. He called it a ‘misogynist’ film and wouldn’t recommend it even to his wife.
“I think a film like this, it celebrates something which is not beneficial for the society. It legitimizes male misogyny. It legitimizes violence against anybody for that matter, doesn’t have to be a woman. And it celebrates it, it glorifies it and it should not be glorified,” he said.
Why Did Adil Hussain Agree to Do the Film?
He said that he tried to turn down the film by asking for a massive pay cheque but the makers agreed to pay him the said amount. This left him with no choice but to do the part. “I told my manager, ask them lot of money and they will say no but they agreed so I went and did it and I liked the scene. The scene I did is a good scene so I thought the film is also going to be good. So I go to watch the film and I thought what am I doing here? You have no idea how I felt. I felt so embarrassed,” he shared.
Kabir Singh emerged as one of the biggest hits in 2019. It also became Shahid Kapoor’s biggest blockbuster of his career. Sandeep Reddy Vanga returned to theatres last year with Animal, headlined by Ranbir Kapoor.
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