Ever since the release of Shahid Kapoor and Kiara Advani’s Kabir Singh, the film has been receiving mixed responses from the audience. While the audience seemed to love Shahid’s performance, some critics claim the film to be misogynist in nature.
Despite the criticism faced by the film, the Sandeep Reddy Vanga directorial is ruling at the box office.The film has already made its way to the Rs 100 crore club, in just 5 days after its release and is still going strong.
Amidst all the flak revolving around the film, there was no reaction from the team yet. However, in an interview with Bollywood Hungama, the lead actor, Shahid has finally reacted to the controversy. The actor said that he is unfazed by the criticism.
Shahid said, "I don't look at my filmography or my work as an actor anymore as an individual performance. I have grown over that."
He further went on to add, "Jab aap shuru mai aate ho to aapke har performance pe sochte ho abhi log kya bolenge (In the beginning, you are affected by people's comments on each of your performances). I have been doing this for 15-16 years now. I have done about 30 films. For me, now it is about putting a body of work behind, so that when people see that, they see a variety of work. The larger picture is important."
"I don't get affected by ek-dedh mahine ke liye ye jo comments aate hai; that is not important (I don't get affected by the comments that are bombarded at me for a month or half). Everything will find its meaning, once people will see it in totality," added the Udta Punjab actor.
He also took the example of his films talking about how his acting has been appreciated in the past. "Five-seven films later, people talked about my performance in Jab We Met. Now that I have done Haider, Udta Punjab, Kaminey and now this, people say yaar Jab We Met mein waisa tha, aur Kaminey mein usne aisa kiya (People say he was different in Jab We Met, Kaminey)" the actor said.
"So you have to be more mature and understand that people will speak like this, but you have a larger plan in mind. I have larger picture in my mind and I am working towards that," he concluded.
The Shahid-Kiara starrer, which is a Hindi remake of the 2017 Telugu blockbuster Arjun Reddy has earned a total collection of Rs 104.90 crore in five days of its release.
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