Vijay Deverakonda rose to national prominence for his outstanding portrayal of Arjun Reddy in the 2017 romantic drama movie. The same director, Sandeep Reddy Vanga, then recreated the movie in Hindi with Shahid Kapoor playing Kabir Singh as the title character in 2019.
Despite the fact that the Telugu and Hindi versions were both box office successes, the movies received a ton of flak for the protagonist character’s alleged misogyny and for glorifying toxic masculinity. In an interview with Ananya Panday on the fourth episode of Koffee With Karan 7, Vijay Deverakonda addressed these concerns and reiterated his belief that the movie wasn’t anti-feminist.
“My first responsibility as an actor is to feel for the character and refrain from passing judgment. I can’t play him if I’m evaluating him. I try to relate to the character in whatever position that is offered to me, and if I can, I accept it. I won’t do anything if it contains many contradictory elements that I don’t comprehend or agree with. I can relate to Arjun Reddy if I did. I was able to comprehend his actions and his relationship with Preeti “, according to the Liger actor.
He went on to say, “I didn’t think it was sexist, anti-feminist, or anything like that. It appeared as though the two parties involved had a really special bond. They had that bond, and it meant the world to them.” Vijay responded in the affirmative when questioned by the show’s presenter Karan Johar if his character hitting his lover with a hand was acceptable “They did it, and they lived happily ever after, but I have no right to judge if it was right or wrong. They raised a child. You may see how the film ends with a child. However, I’m not advocating that it be accepted without objection. You ought to struggle with it.”
Source:DNA India
