Shahid Kapoor Says It’s A Huge Compliment For Him If People DISLIKED Kabir Singh; Read To Know Why!
Opening up about playing Kabir Singh, Shahid Kapoor, in an interview said that in real life, he is not like his character. He also said that it’s a compliment for him that people disliked Kabir Singh.
Shahid
Kapoor
has
proved
his
talent
yet
again
with
Kabir
Singh,
a
film
which
has
turned
out
to
be
the
biggest
hit
of
2019.
The
film
is
a
Hindi
remake
of
the
Telugu
hit
film,
Arjun
Reddy,
directed
by
Sandeep
Reddy
Vanga.
But
it
isn't
without
its
fair
share
of
controversies,
as
is
almost
any
film
these
days.
Kabir
Singh
has
been
highly
criticized
for
promoting
misogyny
and
toxic
masculinity
through
its
male
protagonist's
violent
take
on
love.
Shahid
recently
broke
his
silence
on
the
whole
controversy
saying
that
the
intention
of
the
film
is
to
make
the
audience
feel
uncomfortable
with
the
protagonist.
As
reported
by
Pinkvilla,
Shahid
opened
up
further
about
playing
Kabir
Singh
in
an
interview,
and
said
that
he
is
not
like
his
character
in
real
life.
"In
real
life,
I
could
never
be
like
Kabir
Singh
in
any
possible
way.
The
challenge
therefore
was
to
find
those
grey
strands
in
the
personality,
take
a
magnifying
glass
to
enlarge
them
and
bring
them
to
life
on
screen.
Those
elements
were
also
in
the
original
Telugu
film,
Arjun
Reddy,
and
that's
why
I
insisted
that
the
same
director
be
retained
for
the
Hindi
remake."
The
Udta
Punjab
actor
went
on
to
add,
"My
drug
addict
character
of
Tommy
Singh
in
Udta
Punjab
was
also
quite
deplorable.
I
feel
that
people
should
walk
out
of
the
hall
loving
a
performance,
not
the
character.
One
needs
to,
therefore,
make
bold
choices."
"For
a
star
who
is
otherwise
liked
and
loved,
it's
a
big
thing
if
people
watch
a
character
on
screen
and
wonder
what
the
hell
he
is
doing.
It's
a
huge
compliment
for
me
if
people
disliked
Kabir
Singh.
To
be
able
to
lead
people
into
a
willing
suspension
of
belief
is
the
biggest
victory
for
a
film," he
said.
Kabir
Singh,
which
released
in
June,
also
stars
Kiara
Advani
in
the
lead
opposite
Shahid.