'Satyaprem Ki Katha' director opens up about his film; says 'women need to fight patriarchal society'

Kartik Aaryan and Kiara Advani starrer 'Satyaprem Ki Katha', which tackles the theme of date rate and trauma, has earned over ₹100 crores worldwide.

Now, in a recent interview with PTI, director Sameer Vidhwans has opened up about his film and said that the movie aims to sensitize men to become allies of women in dealing with the patriarchal mindset of society.

He said, 'This is a story of a feminist husband. Women have to fight for their rights because society is quite patriarchal. And if we want to deal with a patriarchal society, then men need to have sensitivity.'

He further said 'With our film, we have given a kind of a husband who says that, 'You go and become the hero, I will be the supporting character of your story'.

Later, Sameer addressed the criticism the movie received on social media for showing Kartik's character as a saviour.

'I think the critics missed out the dialogue where Sattu says, 'I will be the supporting character of your story.' He says it twice in the movie. He doesn't say that I will save you and become a hero. But he says that you have to become the hero, and I will provide the support. The battle has to be fought by the girl and this is what he tells her. So he is just a pillar of support for her,' Sameer concluded his statement.

Satyaprem Ki Katha also stars Gajraj Rao, Supriya Pathak and Shikha Talsania in pivotal roles.

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