Kissing scene from the movie, Nawazuddin Siddiqui (Courtesy: YouTube, Twitter)

New Delhi:

Actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui is without doubt one of the most prolific actors within the nation, usually incomes unanimous reward for his performances throughout genres. However, the actor’s newest movie Tiku Weds Sheru has come beneath hearth, significantly for the romantic scenes between the actor, 49, and his co-star Avneet Kaur, 21. Once the trailer dropped earlier this month, a kissing scene between the two actors elicited a bunch of enraged responses from social media customers who criticised the actor for agreeing to romance somebody who’s lower than half his age. However, the actor has defended the scene and the movie, explaining that “romance is ageless.”

In an interaction with India Today, Nawazuddin Siddiqui stated, “Romance is ageless. The problem is that the young men have no romance left. We are from the times when romance was something else. We would be in love and be in ‘ishq’ for years.”  He additional added, “Today, Shah Rukh Khan continues to do romantic roles because the young generation is ‘nalli’ (useless). They don’t know romance.  Everything today happens on WhatsApp, be it love, or breakup. There is a reason behind this. People who have lived in romance can do romance. Who else will do it?”

Explaining the casting resolution, Kangana Ranaut, who’s the producer of the movie, confirmed that the film was initially meant to be made along with her and the late Irrfan Khan and was titled Divine Lovers. The Indian Express quoted her as saying on the trailer launch occasion, “We had invited the media and it was a big launch (event). That time the film was called Divine Lovers. Unfortunately, after that, my director fell ill and then we tried making it for the next two-three years but it never took off.”

You can watch the trailer of Tiku Weds Sheru right here:

Tiku Weds Sheru shall be launched on Prime Video on June 23, 2023.  Avneet Kaur, who has labored in a number of tv exhibits shall be making her Bollywood debut with this venture.