Radhika Apte has strongly criticised films that glorify obsession, control, and emotional abuse as love, saying such narratives misrepresent relationships and normalise injustice.
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News1805-01-2026, 15:00

Radhika Apte Slams Bollywood: 'Obsession & Control Are Not Love'

  • Radhika Apte criticizes Bollywood for romanticizing obsession, control, and emotional abuse as love.
  • She clarifies her 'Saali Mohabbat' character's extreme actions stem from 'accumulated injustice,' not passionate love.
  • Apte challenges the cultural notion that compromising happiness or obedience equates to love, calling it 'power and control.'
  • She urges filmmakers to stop glorifying such toxic traits in narratives.
  • Her film 'Saali Mohabbat' explores emotional trauma and suppressed anger, not romance.

Why It Matters: Radhika Apte advocates for a realistic portrayal of relationships, rejecting romanticized abuse in cinema.

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