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‘Kabir Singh', Hindi adaptation of the Telugu movie, ‘Arjun Reddy', was a phenomenal blockbuster gathering a whopping 379 crore rupees. Yet it’s one of the most problematic movies to come across in a long time. Read on to know the reasons why.
Toxic Masculinity:
It was really hard to believe that this movie wasn’t following the storyline of a cliché 90’s story where the man controlled everything while the woman was just a means to showcase his machoism and satisfy his needs. Kabir behaves in a non-gentlemanly way with the actress and his maid. The way Kabir controlled Preeti as he owned her is sickening. Since he is a man, arrogance is his ornament.
He feels entitled to make sure how 'his' girl dresses, whom she meets, and with whom she studies, everything! He marks her like she is some property that needs a nameplate of ownership. Who gave him the right to do so? In his senseless rage, he drops a time bomb on a girl to convince her orthodox family to their alliance without understanding or contemplating a traditional girl’s situation. This is utterly problematic considering today’s times.
Misogyny and Weak Female Characters:
The way Kabir, the womanizer objectifies women as a way to vent out his sexual frustration is hideous. He almost rapes a girl at knifepoint. The biggest flaw of this movie is the weak portrayal of women. Preeti is spineless. When Kabir arrogantly states that she has no identity in college without him, she readily agrees. Seriously! How can a rank holder girl deem this true? What Kabir gloated was itself a slap to all the feminists who have fought for their identities.
Women are displayed as petty beings who submit to this man’s hotness. Actress Jia, empowered and famous, was used and thrown by Kabir. How dumb it was of Shiva to offer his sister like a sacrificial goat, to Kabir for marriage, who himself had an existential crisis. The women of this movie let these things happen to them, being meek, submissive, having no identity or will of their own, like a 19th-century damsel in distress.
Promotes Violence:
The way Kabir slaps Preeti while dropping a six-hour insane ultimatum is the most common type of violence inflicted on the women but usually ignored. Preeti also slaps Kabir, twice in the movie out of hurt but Kabir’s intention was sheer dominance. Slapping or any form of assault is wrong, no matter what the intention or situation is; hence both of them are at fault. What’s enraging is the director’s attitude who justifies violence as an act of 'love'. Read the director's defence to widespread criticism.
Encourages Intoxication:
Demeans Medical Professional:
Celebrates Obsessive Love:
Kabir’s infallible care towards Preeti, their intense love for each other, and Shiva’s impeccable friendship, the few positives of this horrible movie, cannot cover the problems that it inflicts towards the society as a whole. It lauds all the wrong practices and presents the wrong image of love, masculinity, and expression. It’s high time for the audience to understand the difference between reel and real and judge accordingly, so as not to take a lesson NOT to become the next Kabir Singh.
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Written by – Saakshi Priyadarshini
Edited by- Sravanthi Cheerladinne
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