Published 08:33 IST, June 23rd 2019

'Creatures of ambition?': Singer Sona Mohapatra attacks Shahid Kapoor and his film 'Kabir Singh'. Here's what she said

Singer Sona Mohapatra slams Shahid Kapoor for his film 'Kabir Singh'. Here's what she said

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Singer Sona Mohapatra who has slammed several celebrities including Salman Khan over past few years w took to her Twitter handle to slam Shahid Kapoor for doing 'misogynistic' film like 'Kabir Singh'.

Quoting a tweet by National Commission for Women chairperson Rekha Sharma (which she has w deleted), Sona on her Twitter timeline wrote, “Didn’t tice deeply misogynistic & patriarchal narrative? Just intense acting? That is truly deeply disturbing. That you are chairperson of @NCWIndia, makes me wonder about what we can hope for when it comes to women’s place in #India .”

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She furr went on to write: "“& how can we keep such deeply disturbing, dark & dangerous politics ‘aside’? Does actor have responsibility for choosing to play a part in a narrative that can set us back as a society? Is that all we have become? Creatures of ambition? #LetsTalk #India #KabirSingh.”

Shahid Kapoor on Wednesday said one can draw comparisons between his latest "Kabir Singh" and classic "Devdas" as two films revolve around self-destructive men in love.

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actor said being referred to as a "Modern Devdas" was a compliment for him.

"I think character of Kabir in film loves with full passion and when his heart breaks, he feels lost and becomes self-destructive. It is difficult to hate girl but yes, I think he starts hating himself," he said.

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film's female lead, Kiara Advani, said "Kabir Singh" was "t a perfect love story".

"re are some strengths in every person and so re are some weaknesses. ne of us are perfect. We all have our good qualities and our bad qualities. But that doesn't make us bad people. 
 

Director Sandeep Vanga Reddy, film is Hindi remake of director's Telugu blockbuster "Arjun Reddy".

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08:24 IST, June 23rd 2019