I think this has never been discussed. In Hum Tum, Karan kissed Rhea without her consent when they were practically strangers. Being a flirt and womanizer is one thing, but this is straight up sexual harassment.
Can a woman actually forget what he did and ever be comfortable with a guy like that, leave alone falling in love with him? What does this say about Karan?
He's portrayed as some player in the movie, but did an act of a creep. The movie also shows the act as something funny and later on Karan and Rhea even joke about it.
I believe the only reason this film isn't criticized enough is because the lead is not SRKđ, and maybe this is the only problematic thing he did in the movie. But it's still enough to put him in the list of Rajs, Rahuls, Maddys, Amans, other 90s and early 2000s heroes.


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