‘I Regret Doing Kabir Singh’ says Actor Adil Hussain, Legitimizes male Misogyny, Glorifies Violence’

In an appearance on the YouTube channel AP Podcast, Adil Hussain who plays the dean of the college in Kabir Singh (2019) starring Shahid Kapoor and Kiara Advani, admitted that he agreed to do the film without reading the script first. He said, “That’s the only film in my life that I have done without reading the script, without seeing the movie which it is based on.” Adil said that he went to watch the film in a theatre after the release and walked out in 20 minutes. “I regret it till today. The only movie I have regretted doing is that film… Kabir Singh,” he said.

Speaking about director Sandeep Reddy Vanga, Hussain said that everyone has the right to make the kind of film they want to, but that doesn’t mean he has to agree with them. “I think a film like this celebrates something which is not beneficial for society. It legitimizes male misogyny. It legitimizes violence against anybody for that matter, doesn’t have to be a woman. And it celebrates it, it glorifies it and it should not be glorified,” he said.