Satyaprem Ki Katha is a narrative of a “feminist husband” who’s only a supporting character in his spouse’s battle for justice, says director Sameer Vidwans. The romance drama, which launched in theatres final month, tackles the themes of date rape and trauma by way of the story of an odd married couple Satyaprem and Katha, performed by Kartik Aaryan and Kiara Advani, respectively. (Also Read | Kiara Advani says Sidharth Malhotra asks her to be extra formidable)
Sameer Vidwans on patriarchal society
Sameer mentioned the film goals to sensitise males to change into an ally of girls in tackling the patriarchal mindset of society. “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,” mentioned Sameer.
“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’,” the filmmaker instructed PTI in an interview.
Sameer on Satyaprem Ki Katha
Satyaprem Ki Katha has earned over ₹100 crore in worldwide gross, and whereas it was appreciated for the central theme, few criticised the film on social media for displaying Kartik’s character as a person saviour. Sameer mentioned everyone seems to be entitled to their opinion.
“(But) 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,” he mentioned.
“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,” he added.
How Guilty helped Kiara for Satyaprem Ki Katha
Kiara’s expertise on her 2020 film Guilty, which tackled related themes, got here in useful when she began engaged on Satyaprem Ki Katha, mentioned the director.
Sameer mentioned, “At that point, she had interacted with lots of rape survivors. She remembered that have when she began engaged on this film. She mentioned she may perceive the considered strategy of rape survivors due to her interactions with them.”
“We wished pure efficiency from her and he or she was on the identical web page. It may’ve gone right into a melodramatic zone or change into superficial however we prevented that. We wished to discover the character intimately and he or she has performed an excellent job with it,” Sameer added.
Sameer wanted to give a message to audience
The credit for the story goes to writer Karan Sharma, who had earlier collaborated with the director on his critically-acclaimed 2019 Marathi movie Anandi Gopal which won the National Film Award for best film on other social issues.
Sameer, known for Marathi movies Time Please, Double Seat and Mala Kahich Problem Nahi, said he always wanted to foray into Hindi cinema but with a movie that will entertain people as well as give a message.
“If I may give a message by way of my artwork, then will probably be even higher. So once I heard the script, I realised that it checked all of the packing containers, that it’s in Hindi, it’s entertaining and has a message. There was no purpose for me to say no to it,” he continued.
For Sameer, the movie turned out to be a tricky gig as he didn’t want to be “preachy” in his approach. He said, “We knew that we had been coping with a delicate topic and hoped to provide message. We wished to provide the message together with leisure. In all of our selections, whether or not it pertained to the therapy, casting or the rest, we ensured that we did not deviate from our set path. We have stored the soul of the film intact.”
Sameer is happy about fans’ reaction to the film
The filmmaker said he is happy with the way Satyaprem Ki Katha has been received by the audiences. “I really feel good, really nice that we got here out with topic and it has been appreciated and embraced by the viewers. It has now change into a ₹100 crore grosser which is a testomony to the truth that individuals have preferred the film,” he mentioned.
The film is produced by Sajid Nadiadwala and Namah Pictures. It additionally stars Gajraj Rao, Supriya Pathak, Rajpal Yadav, and Shikha Talsania.
Source web site: www.hindustantimes.com
