While
Shahid
Kapoor's
'Kabir
Singh'
earned
big
bucks
at
the
box
office
and
emerged
as
an
all-time
blockbuster,
the
film
also
got
its
share
of
criticism
for
"glorifying" misogyny
and
"normalizing"
violence
against
women
in
the
name
of
love.
The
film
further
invited
a
controversy
when
director
Sandeep
Reddy
Vanga
in
an
interview
made
some
controversial
statements
while
defending
these
allegations.
The
filmmaker
said,
"When
you
are
deeply
in
love
and
deeply
connected
to
a
woman
(and
vice
versa),
if
you
don't
have
the
liberty
of
slapping
each
other,
then
I
don't
see
anything
there." Vanga's
explosive
quote
was
not
just
heavily
slammed
by
the
netizens,
but
even
received
flak
from
few
celebrities
as
well.
'Kabir
Singh' is
a
Hindi
remake
of
Vanga's
own
Telugu
sleeper
hit
'Arjun
Reddy'
which
starred
Vijay
Deverakonda
in
the
lead
role.
Recently
in
an
interview
with
Film
Companion,
Vijay
reacted
to
the
controversy
around
'Kabir
Singh'
and
the
hullabaloo
around
Sandeep's
controversial
interview.
Vijay
Deverakonda
Was
Surprised
With
The
Huge
Outcry
Around
'Kabir
Singh'
While
speaking
to
Anupama
Chopra,
the
'Arjun
Reddy'
actor
revealed
that
though
he
was
anticipating
that
the
Shahid
Kapoor
starrer
would
receive
criticism,
he
didn't
know
it
would
spark
an
outcry.
Vijay
said,
"The
kind
of
criticism
Kabir
Singh
received
was
slightly
different.
I
got
some
of
this
criticism
but
it
wasn't
as
articulate.
But
I'm
okay
with
it."
Vijay
On
Problematic
Characters
Like
Arjun
Reddy
"It's
completely
okay
to
have
a
problem
with
a
character
like
Arjun.
If
these
people
had
met
Arjun
in
their
real
lives
they
wouldn't
like
him.
So
they
don't
like
him
in
the
movie
is
not
a
problem
to
me."
The
Actor
Defends
His
'Arjun
Reddy' Director
Reacting
to
the
criticism
around
Sandeep
Reddy
Vanga's
controversial
interview
with
Film
Companion,
Vijay
said,
"
If
it
is
your
film;
that
250
crore
comes
over
a
period
of
three
weeks
or
one
month
but
the
reviews
come
on
day
1.
So
when
you
wake
up
to
these
reviews,
it
can
shake
you
up
because
it's
your
film."
Defending
his
director,
he
further
said,
"I
know
Sandeep.
I
have
worked
with
him.
For
him,
the
story
is
not
anti-women
but
about
love."
This
Is
What
He
Has
To
Say
About
Sandeep's
Controversial
Statement
"I
completely
understand
him
and
I
completely
understand
the
people
who
have
an
issue
with
it
(Vanga's
statement).
But
none
of
us
is
wanting
to
listen
to
what
he
wants
to
say.
Maybe,
Sandeep
has
probably
been
in
a
relationship
where
he
loved
someone
so
much
that
they
were
intimate
as
and
when
they
wanted
or
they
abused
each
other
as
and
they
wanted
or
maybe
they
hit
each
other,
but
they
loved
each
other
and
they
were
happy.
It
comes
from
the
relationship
you
had
as
a
person.
It
comes
from
your
own
experience,
so
we
can't
generalize
it."
'We
Should
Listen
To
Sandeep
&
Be
Okay':
Vijay
Deverakonda
"What
he
(Sandeep)
said
in
his
way
is
right
because
for
him
that's
what
love
meant.
And
he
absolutely
respected
and
loved
that
woman,
and
that
woman
loved
him
back.
I
think
we
should
listen
to
him
and
be
okay.
We're
all
very
unique
individuals
and
have
very
unique
relationships
but
we
want
everyone
to
be
like
us
and
believe
in
the
beliefs
that
we
have
but
it
doesn't
work
like
that."