Kriti Sanon Questions Kareena Kapoor’s Tareefan, Defends Housefull 4 song Ek Chumma

Kriti Sanon has bagged her place in the highly acclaimed comedy series, Housefull. She will be seen in the fourth installment of the successful franchise, Housefull 4 alongside an ensemble cast of Akshay Kumar, Riteish Deshmukh, Bobby Deol, Kriti Kharbanda and Pooja Hegde. While the trailer of the film looks interesting and fans cannot wait to witness this reincarnation comedy, the new song ‘Ek Chumma’ has sparked an argument, for its sexist remarks as claimed. However, the actress clarified that there is nothing regressive about the movie or song, and if the song would be disrespectful towards women in any manner, she would definitely speak up.  

 In an interview with Mid Day, Kriti stated, ”How is it regressive? The boys are saying [those lines] to their partner, not to a stranger. If Ek Chumma was disrespectful towards women, I would have spoken up.”

Further, she also went on to question why no one objects to songs like Tareefan that objectify men. The Badshah song in question is from the movie Veere Di Wedding, which starred Sonam Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Swara Bhaskar and Shikha Talsania in lead roles.

“In Tareefan [Veere Di Wedding], why was it not pointed that male models were being treated the way mainstream treats female models? In Coca Cola [song from Luka Chuppi], I was asked why the girl was being put down [through the lyrics]. But my character too was saying the same lines to the guy. How is it okay for a guy to be teased, but there’s so much talk when a girl is being teased?” Kriti asked.

The Luka Chuppi actress was asked whether she has ever changed the tone of a song to ensure that it does not sound offensive to the audience. To which, Kriti answered that she feels responsible and does not want to promote any wrongdoing through her film or any scene.

"There is a lot of second-guessing because I want to be responsible. I don't want the wrong message to go out through a scene or the movie [as a whole]. Anything we do or say can be taken out of context and blown out of proportion. But we don't want to hurt anyone,” Kriti asserted.

Talking of Housefull 4, directed and written by Farhad Samji, the comedy-drama is themed around the lives of three pairs of reincarnated lovers, who reunite in the present day. It is slated to release on 26 October 2019.