Dia Mirza speaks out about being ‘uncomfortable’ with R Madhavan’s character stalking her in RHTDM

Dia Mirza has given her opinion on the controversy surrounding the character Maddy’s stalking in the 2001 romantic film Rehna Hai Terre Dil Mein, stating in an interview that she was uncomfortable with it then and still is more than 20 years later.

In an interview with a leading entertainment portal, Dia said, “I was uncomfortable when Maddy’s character was stalking me. Although Reena (Dia’s character) acknowledges it. She gives it off to him. She has that moment when she tells him off. What works that people get past that notion, that it’s okay, is the fact that Maddy’s character, at the end of the value, has very strong values, is respectful, is kind, is well-intentioned, most importantly.”

Dia further shared her opinion on whether Reena made the right choice between Maddy and Sam (Saif Ali Khan) in the end. She expressed, “Arey ab kya bole. Main ye bhi sochti thi ki Saif itna achha aadmi hai, wo usko chhod ke kyu chali jayegi. And wo Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam mein dikhaya tha. So, it’s very interesting ki ek aisi film aati hai jo aapko ye point of view dikhati hai, ek aisi aati hai jo aapko wo point of view dikhati hai. Agar kabhi sequel bane, it’ll be very interesting to see where these people are today.”

Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein, which was directed by Gautham Vasudev Menon, is the Hindi version of his Tamil film Minnale from 2001. On the other hand, Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali and featuring Aishwarya Rai, Salman Khan, and Ajay Devgn, was released in 1999, two years earlier.

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