Imran Khan recently held an Ask Me Anything session on Reddit where he freely interacted with netizens about cinema, his work and more. One of the topics the actor touched upon was how violence is portrayed on screen.
When one fan wrote, “Nowadays, it’s just cash-grab sequels with little to no relevance from their predecessor and actioners almost every other week, missing the good old genre. You used to be the king of this feel-good genre; I really need more of this now…”, the actor replied, “Thank you! I agree, I do feel like there are certain emotional notes that are largely unrepresented in movies nowadays; there’s a distinct lack of empathy, kindness and responsibility in our stories and characters. We consciously crafted Adhure Hum Adhure Tum to cater to these underrepresented ideas. The film is in post-production right now. We hope to release it in the latter part of this year, but that decision rests with Netflix.”
I’m Imran Khan-the guy from Jaane Tu… Ya Jaane Na, Delhi Belly & more… then ghosted everyone and… I dunno, what even happened? Here’s your chance to find out! Here for an AMA on r/indiasocial! Ask me anything about movies (mine or others), cars (I drive them), the 90’s (I remember them), & much more
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Echoing the same sentiment, another fan added, “You were one of the few actors who portrayed a ‘good man’ as calm, kind, and emotionally intelligent. Today, a lot of mainstream Bollywood heroes are loud, aggressive, and often glorify violence or problematic behaviour toward women. How do you see this shift as an actor? Do you think this is just a phase or a deeper change in storytelling? And do you see space for more grounded, sensitive male characters to return?”
Imran said, “I have also noticed this trend and am disturbed by the way these films coddle every violent tantrum thrown by emotionally immature man-children who can’t conceive of a valid reason that a woman might spurn their advances. Important to note that there’s a significant difference between portraying violence and toxicity and validating them. I see it as people chasing a trend without consideration. My own sensibilities would not permit me to participate in a narrative which I consider to be irresponsible.”
The actor further added that he is disturbed by the upward trend in how misogyny and toxic masculinity are propagated in films today.
Imran Khan will be making his comeback in films with Adhure Hum Adhure Tum.
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