‘Raanjhanaa’ turns 10: Abhay Deol opens up about why the film lost the essence of its core message

‘Raanjhanaa’, starring Sonam Kapoor, Dhanush, and Abhay Deol, recently turned 10. The film, directed by Aanand L Rai, has often been criticised for glamourising stalking.

Now, Abhay Deol has opened up about the same and said that while the film ‘was true to the subject’, in the ‘process of glamorising it’, the movie lost the essence of its core message.

Speaking with Hindustan Times, Abhay said, ‘The film portrayed things that do happen and was true to the subject. The filmmaker’s motive was also to have empathy and show the evolution of a character. But there is no doubt that there is this formula that Hindi films go for which is to add glamorisation.’

He added, ‘In the process of glamorising it, the film lost the essence of his message, which was about love and respect and boundaries. That was the intention with which the filmmaker came in.’

‘It was quite the opposite of what may have come out purely because we have to glamorise everything in order to make it commercially digestible, but there are some things which cannot be made palatable,’ Abhay said.

Abhay Deol starred as Jasjeet, Zoya’s boyfriend in ‘Raanjhanaa’. The movie, which also starred Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub and Swara Bhasker, was celebrated for its music by AR Rahman.

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