Sandeep
Reddy
Vanga
On
His
Take
On
‘Slapping
A
Partner’
While
defending
his
own
statement,
the
director
said,
"I
never
said
one
"needs" to
slap.
All
I
meant
was,
one
needs
to
be
fully
honest
in
a
committed
relationship.
And
that
honesty
can
take
on
a
violent
form."
‘Why
People
Are
Judging
Preeti
&
Kabir?’
He
further
added,
"And
why
is
only
Kabir
slapping
his
girlfriend
Preeti
being
talked
about?
What
about
the
fact
that
she
too
slaps
him
back?
It
works
both
ways.
How
they
express
their
love
is
their
choice.
Why
are
some
people
judging
them?
And
judging
me
for
the
way
the
characters
behave?
My
point
is,
in
a
true
relationship,
the
emotions
can
get
raw
and
violent."
Would
Sandeep
Resort
To
Violence
With
His
Partner?
Speaking
for
himself,
Sandeep
Vanga
said,
"I
would
do
anything
and
everything
with
my
partner
to
make
sure
I
am
my
real
self.
I
would
drop
all
defences,
pull
down
all
my
guards.
For
me,
the
essence
of
a
strong
relationship
is
honesty."
Sandeep:
I
Wouldn’t
Slap
My
Partner
"I
wouldn't
say
I'd
slap
my
partner.
Even
in
the
film...
how
do
I
explain
to
the
idiots
that
,
‘Preeti
ne
pehle
mari
hai,
phir
Kabir
ne
maara'.
It's
pointless
to
harp
on
the
slap."
Sandeep
Vanga
On
Shahid’s
Slap
Scene
"I
was
trying
to
explain
my
protagonist's
mind-set.
How
Arjun
Reddy/Kabir
Singh
feels
is
not
exactly
what
I
feel.
Violence
may
be
his
way
of
expressing
love.
It's
not
mine."