Dia Mirza admits she was uncomfortable with Madhavan's character in 'Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein'

Actor Dia Mirza, in a recent interview, opened up on the decades-long debate on whether R Madhavan's character Maddy's stalking was justified in the cult romantic film 'Rehna Hai Terre Dil Mein'.

Speaking with Bollywood Hungama, Dia admitted that she was uncomfortable with the stalking and still is over 20 years down the line.

Dia said, 'I was uncomfortable when Maddy’s character was stalking me. Although Reena (Dia’s character) acknowledges it. She has that moment when she tells him off. What works is that people get past that notion, that it’s okay. In fact Maddy’s character at the end has very strong values. He is respectful, he is kind and he is well-intentioned, most importantly.'

For those who haven't watched the film, Madhavan’s character Maddy constantly stalks Dia’s character Reena Malhotra. Maddy impersonates Reena’s-to-be fiancé Rajeev and manipulates her into falling in love with him.

In the end, Reena chooses Maddy over Rajeev.

When asked if Reena made the right choice, Dia said, 'What should I say now. I used to think that Saif is such a good guy, why would she leave him and go. However, that was shown in Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam. So it’s very interesting that one film shows a particular point of view, while another film shows another point of view. If there’s ever a sequel made, then it’ll be very interesting to see where these people are today.'

'Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein', directed by Gautham Vasudev Menon, was released in 2001.

Dia’s work front

Dia Mirza is currently busy promoting her film ‘Dhak Dhak’, co-starring Fatima Sana Sheikh, Ratna Pathak Shah, and Sanjana Sanghi. The movie, directed by Tarun Dudeja, is about four women, who set out for a road trip to the highest motorable pass in the world on their bikes on a journey of self-discovery. It released in the theatres on October 13.

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