Many of the 90s movies have fallen under the radar in today's woke culture as viewers reevaluate the hurtful ways in which certain subjects were portrayed in movies. On the other side, celebrities are no longer afraid to speak out on issues they don't agree with. One such actor who isn't scared of speaking this time around is Dia Mirza. She shared her thoughts on her first movie, Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein. (RHTDM). In a recent interview, the actress admitted that the film misrepresented certain events.
For the uninitiated, RHTDM featured Maddy (R Madhavan), who impersonates someone else in order to pursue Reena (Dia), a girl who is supposed to marry Sam (Saif Ali Khan). The movie has frequently been attacked for ignoring Maddy's "stalker" behaviour in the name of love by many Gen Z users on social media. Dia Mirza discussed how she would have responded if Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein (RHTDM) had been offered to her today in an interview with Outlook India.
She remarked, “If I was offered that film (today), I would question certain aspects of the film and hope that the writers would change it. I internalized some aspects of that film and realized that had to do with the right propagation of love. I am strongly against stalking. I think it is a terrible thing to do. Not only does Maddy's character stalk Reena, but he also lies to her. Of course, she breaks off the relationship with him once she discovers the truth only to then realize that he is remorseful and genuinely loves and cares for her.”
She continued, “But there is no justification in this world for stalking. Lying is bad, and stalking is worse. I know that some films have been made in the recent past that had similar scenes that have done exceptionally well at the box office. I guess as a society we don’t perceive stalking as a bad thing. I feel our films are responsible for spreading that sense of falsehood as the right thing.”
