There was a sort of a controversy a few months back when Kartik Aaryan was fully credited for the success of Luka Chuppi, a film that also starred Kriti Sanon as the female lead. This didn't really go down well with Kriti that time and she openly said that it's unfair. In of the interviews she had said that in this film, her character had as much meat as Kartik's role. Now in another interview, Kriti has again talked about this and said that people are scared these days about not mentioning the work of female actors.
"Though it happens at times, I think most people are scared nowadays about not mentioning the work of female actors; they fear that we might tweet about it (laughs!). Once the conversation started, Arjun (Kapoor) and I also tweeted because a similar incident happened when they started talking about the clash of Panipat (which features Kriti and Arjun) and Pati Patni Aur Woh (Kartik Aaryan, Bhumi Pednekar, Ananya Panday). There are times when actresses are not given as much importance as the actors, even when it comes to mentioning them in the headline. You don’t call a romantic film a girl’s movie," she told Bombay Times. Kriti Sanon is Hotness Personified in her Recent Photoshoot for Femina - View Pics.
We have seen how many write at length about a male actor's performances and just two lines about the performance of a female actor. Kriti is strictly against it as she says that they should write about her too, even though they didn't like her performance. "Some people have a tendency to write in detail about the male lead’s performance and just two lines describing the leading lady’s work. That, too, they focus more on how pretty she looked. Now, that’s upsetting. Even if you didn’t like my performance or want to criticise me, please write about it. I would love that feedback. Having said that, not everyone does it. The scenario is changing and it will probably get better with more people addressing the issue. I always treated Luka Chuppi as my film and am glad that it did well. I avoid paying attention to negativity, as it spoils my happy moments," she added.
There were rumours that Kartik and Kriti are not on talking terms after this whole controversy. However, Kriti has revealed that they sorted the issue in their own way. "We clarified that in our own fun manner because sometimes, things are blown out of proportion and you wonder where these reports are coming from. We just laughed it off," she said. Well, more power to Kriti for talking about this openly.
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