Nawazuddin and Avneet in a nonetheless from the trailer. (Courtesy: YouTube)

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The trailer of Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Avneet Kaur’s upcoming movieTiku Weds Sheru  has sparked a debate over the age hole between co-stars. It was launched on Thursday. The movie, directed by Sai Kabir and produced by Kangana Ranaut, reveals the story of poles-apart folks – Tiku (performed by 21-year-old Avneet), who seems to be at marriage as her escape to Mumbai from an area city to turn out to be an actress, and Sheru (Nawazuddin, 49), who has been working as a junior artist within the metropolis for years. They get married and that is when the comedy of errors for this unconventional couple begins. Tiku Weds Sheru‘s trailer lacks the allure wanted to get the eye of the viewers however that isn’t the one purpose why it has occupied a spot on the record of tendencies. 

A bit of the Internet is just not proud of the “problematic” casting of the lead roles and finds the glorification of romance between Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Avneet Kaur, who’s 28 years youthful than him, “disgusting,” particularly their kiss. FYI – Avneet, who has labored in TV reveals, is making her Bollywood debut with Tiku Weds Sheru.

Halfway by way of the trailer, a sequence of lower than a second reveals Nawazuddin Siddiqui kissing Avneet Kaur. This explicit scene has sparked a debate, on Reddit, after a person shared a screenshot of it and wrote: “It’s so disappointing to see Avneet Kaur, who is just 21, paired opposite someone who is 49.” 

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Many entered the feedback part with the opinion that the romance between the lead stars regardless of their age hole is “gross.” One wrote: “Gross, also, what is up with Nawaz’s movie choices?” whereas one other commented: “I don’t get the ‘the script demands it, it’s fine’ thing. It’s still weird and we’re allowed to feel icky. Let’s not just promote such age gaps in relationships/marriages (it’s fine if they’re both adults but Avneet is clearly just barely legal here).”

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“Not disappointing, it is disgusting,” learn a remark. 

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However, there are additionally many who consider it’s tremendous for Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Avneet Kaur to shoot romantic or intimate scenes if the story or the script calls for it. 

“Isn’t this a movie ridiculing the age gap? Although I find an actual kiss really creepy but isn’t this what the movie is about?” commented one. 

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An individual wrote, “Tiku uses him (Sheru) to get away from her family so she can become an actress and be with her boyfriend. They aren’t glorifying anything here.”

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One person referred to the movie’s unique announcement six-seven years in the past with Kangana Ranaut and late actor Irrfan Khan within the lead roles: “This story always needed an age gap even when Kangana and Irrfan were going to be leads back in the day, Nawaz is not playing some ‘young hero’, he is playing a middle-aged man only and Avneet a girl from a conservative family who just wants to marry her to someone at a young age.”

The movie was purported to be made with Kangana and Irrfan because the lead stars, with the titke Divine Lovers. But, on the trailer launch of the movie this week, the actress revealed: “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,” reported The Indian Express. 

While the talk concerning the kiss scene was happening, just a few introduced up the 2017 movie Jab Harry Met Sejal within the dialogue. In it, Shah Rukh Khan needed to kiss Anushka Sharma, who’s 22 years youthful than him. “Shah Rukh Khan also had a kissing scene with Anushka. It’s not new,” wrote one person. Another commented: “Yep, Nawaz is as creepy as other actors like Akshay (Kumar) and SRK when they romance young girls like Manushi (Chhillar) and Anushka (she was 19 years old in Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi).” 

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In case you have not watched the trailer of Tiku Weds Sheru, test it out right here:

Tiku Weds Sheru will launch on Prime Video on June 23 this yr.