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One of the many Bollywood movies that haven\u2019t aged well, director Gautham Vasudev Menon\u2019s<\/strong><\/a> Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein (2001), a remake of his Tamil debut Minnale, has often been criticised for its problematic themes, including the glorification of stalking. Regardless, the \u2018romantic\u2019 drama has garnered a cult following over the years, despite underperforming at the box office upon its initial release, largely thanks to the exceptional songs composed by Harris Jayaraj and the performances by lead stars R Madhavan, Dia Mirza and Saif Ali Khan.<\/p>\n

Despite the criticisms Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein<\/strong><\/a> has received in recent years, Madhavan feels that the actions of his character Madhav Shastri (alias Maddy), including stalking, are totally justifiable, considering the time period in which the movie is set, when social media did not exist and mobile phones were not yet widespread. \u201cAt a time when phones, messages and social media didn\u2019t exist, how would you contact a girl? What was considered decent? If meeting a girl knowing that she\u2019s there, assuming that it\u2019s a decent way to approach, then my father could be accused of stalking. Anybody could be. If it were a love marriage, there was no other way to get in touch with the other person,\u201d he pointed out during a chat with IndiaTV<\/em>, adding that, by the said logic, even sending a letter could be considered stalking.<\/p>\n

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Wondering what other ways there were to meet a woman back then, he said, \u201cIn our village, we had festivals every month because it was an opportunity for social interaction. How do you meet a girl in a city today? You\u2019re not going to meet your life partner in a bar, right? That\u2019s not why you go there.\u201d He then added, \u201cFor a normal, lower-middle-class guy, where is the opportunity to meet a woman in the most decent way? You either meet them during Ganesh Chaturthi or Holi. So, the occasional festivals we had back then were the only opportunities to meet up.\u201d<\/p>\n

Madhavan also stated that if he were to write a love story today, he would have no idea how the male character could approach the woman without the situation being tagged as problematic on social media. \u201cAll I am saying is, give the boys a chance. Earlier, we used to go to nightclubs. Among 100 guys, two would be immoral \u2014 the nastiest of men who gave all of us a bad name by touching girls inappropriately. Then there\u2019d be 10 guys who would have the courage to decently approach women. The remaining 60 percent would remain quiet, too afraid to make a move. Now that figure has reached 90 percent, because they\u2019re all afraid to make a move,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n