Satish Kaushik compares Kabir Singh with Tere Naam: “Kabir Singh was an adapted copy of Tere Naam”

Director Satish Kaushik has said that Kabir Singh is an ‘adapted copy’ of his movie Tere Naam. In a recent interview, he also uncovered what actor Salman Khan said about the movie. In Tere Naam, Salman portrayed the role of Radhe Mohan while Bhumika Chawla played Nirjara. In the movie, Radhe falls in love for Nirjara and tries to win her over by stalking and threatening her. Both Kabir Singh and Tere Naam have been called out for showing misogyny and toxic masculinity.

In an interview with Indian Express, he talked about a remake of Tere Naam and compared Kabir Singh to it. He said, “We’ll definitely need to adapt with the times. Making the same film and getting the same performance out of Salman will be difficult. Salman always said the film is good and will definitely work. But the character gives the wrong message in it. There was a debate on Kabir Singh too. Kabir Singh was an adapted copy of Tere Naam.”

Talking about Tere Naam he added, “The guy is trying to tell the girl that he loves her, yet he is not ready to take no from her. That’s definitely not good. But if you notice, that’s the culture in small cities even today, where a guy ends up running after a girl. As a filmmaker, your responsibility, whether you want to show such a love story or not, is a different issue altogether. One would definitely want to avoid that (today). You can’t fall in love with someone who’s said no to you. But that’s what passion was all about then, where you won’t take no from a person.”