Singer Sona Mohapatra criticises Shahid Kapoor for doing 'deeply misogynistic and patriarchal' Kabir Singh
Mumbai, June 22 (IBNS): Singer Sona Mohapatra has criticised Bollywood actor Shahid Kapoor for doing 'deeply misogynistic and patriarchal' Kabir Singh .movie which hit the theatre on Friday.
Quoting a tweet by National Commission for Women chairperson Rekha Sharma, Sona wrote on Twitter: "Didn’t notice the deeply misogynistic & patriarchal narrative? Just intense acting? That is truly deeply disturbing. That you are the the chairperson of the @NCWIndia , makes me wonder about what we can hope for when it comes to women’s place in #India . https://twitter.com/sharmarekha/status/1142132862830833664."
Didn’t notice the deeply misogynistic & patriarchal narrative? Just intense acting? That is truly deeply disturbing. That you are the the chairperson of the @NCWIndia , makes me wonder about what we can hope for when it comes to women’s place in #India . 🔴 https://t.co/zxcLWVFuiO
— SONA (@sonamohapatra) June 21, 2019
In another tweet, Sona tagged a reviewer and posted: "& how can we keep such deeply disturbing , dark & dangerous politics ‘aside’? Does the actor have no 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."
& how can we keep such deeply disturbing , dark & dangerous politics ‘aside’? Does the actor have no 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 https://t.co/UxUbWdOpAF
— SONA (@sonamohapatra) June 21, 2019
An official remake of Telugu hit Arjun Reddy, Shahid Kapoor's latest released movie also featured actor Kiara Advani.
The movie has been liked by fans and it is clear from the business it made on the first day of its release.
The movie earned Rs. 20 crores on the opening day.
#KabirSingh is terrific on Day 1... Emerges Shahid Kapoor’s biggest opener [surpasses *Day 1* biz of #Padmaavat: ₹ 19 cr]... Biggest *non-holiday* opening day of 2019 [surpasses #TotalDhamaal: ₹ 16.50 cr]... Is a craze amongst the youth... Fri ₹ 20.21 cr. India biz.
— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) June 22, 2019
Film critic Taran Adarsh tweeted: "#KabirSingh is terrific on Day 1... Emerges Shahid Kapoor’s biggest opener [surpasses *Day 1* biz of #Padmaavat: ₹ 19 cr]... Biggest *non-holiday* opening day of 2019 [surpasses #TotalDhamaal: ₹ 16.50 cr]... Is a craze amongst the youth... Fri ₹ 20.21 cr. India biz."
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