Nawazuddin Siddiqui has been receiving severe backlash ever since Tiku Weds Sheru trailer released, where he can be seen kissing his 21-year old co-star Avneet Kaur.
The liplock scene has raised a lot of eyebrows as they lead actors have an age gap of 28 years.
As soon as the trailer released, fans not only called out the actors, the makers, including producer Kangana Ranaut, but also Avneet’s parents for allowing her to do such scene.
Now, the 49-year-old actor has finally opened up on the criticism. Talking to the media, Nawazuddin justified the kissing scene and also gave an example of how Shah Rukh Khan continues to do romantic roles on screen because the younger generation is ‘nalli’ (useless).
Reacting to the same, Nawazuddin said –
“Romance is ageless. The problem is that the young men have no romance left. We are from the times when romance was something else. We would be in love and be in ‘ishq’ for years. Today, Shah Rukh Khan continues to do romantic roles because the young generation is ‘nalli’ (useless). They don’t know romance.”
“Everything today happens on Whatsapp, be it love, breakup. There is a reason behind this. People who have lived in romance can do romance. Who else will do it?”
– he added.
Tiku Weds Sheru Release Date:
Direct-to-digital premiere on Amazon Prime Video on 23 June 2023!
