Satyaprem Ki Katha director says ‘women have to fight for their rights’ against patriarchy: Men need to have sensitivity

Sameer Vidwans on patriarchal society

Sameer stated the film goals to sensitise males to turn out to be an ally of girls in tackling the patriarchal mindset of society. “This is a story of a feminist husband. Women have to fight for their rights because society is quite patriarchal. And if we want to deal with a patriarchal society, then men need to have sensitivity,” stated Sameer.

“With our film, we have given a kind of a husband who says that, ‘You go and become the hero, I will be the supporting character of your story’,” the filmmaker advised PTI in an interview.

Sameer on Satyaprem Ki Katha

Satyaprem Ki Katha has earned over ₹100 crore in worldwide gross, and whereas it was appreciated for the central theme, few criticised the film on social media for exhibiting Kartik’s character as a person saviour. Sameer stated everyone seems to be entitled to their opinion.

“(But) I think the critics missed out the dialogue where Sattu says, ‘I will be the supporting character of your story.’ He says it twice in the movie. He doesn’t say that I will save you and become a hero. But he says that you have to become the hero, and I will provide the support,” he stated.

“The battle has to be fought by the girl and this is what he tells her. So he is just a pillar of support for her,” he added.

How Guilty helped Kiara for Satyaprem Ki Katha

Kiara’s expertise on her 2020 film Guilty, which tackled comparable themes, got here in useful when she began engaged on Satyaprem Ki Katha, stated the director.

Sameer stated, “At that point, she had interacted with lots of rape survivors. She remembered that have when she began engaged on this film. She stated she may perceive the considered strategy of rape survivors due to her interactions with them.”

“We wished pure efficiency from her and she or he was on the identical web page. It may’ve gone right into a melodramatic zone or turn out to be superficial however we averted that. We wished to discover the character intimately and she or he has executed an excellent job with it,” Sameer added.

Sameer wanted to give a message to audience

The credit for the story goes to writer Karan Sharma, who had earlier collaborated with the director on his critically-acclaimed 2019 Marathi movie Anandi Gopal which won the National Film Award for best film on other social issues.

Sameer, known for Marathi movies Time Please, Double Seat and Mala Kahich Problem Nahi, said he always wanted to foray into Hindi cinema but with a movie that will entertain people as well as give a message.

“If I can provide a message by means of my artwork, then it is going to be even higher. So once I heard the script, I realised that it checked all of the packing containers, that it’s in Hindi, it’s entertaining and has a message. There was no cause for me to say no to it,” he continued.

For Sameer, the movie turned out to be a tricky gig as he didn’t want to be “preachy” in his approach. He said, “We knew that we have been coping with a delicate topic and hoped to offer a superb message. We wished to offer the message together with leisure. In all of our choices, whether or not it pertained to the therapy, casting or anything, we ensured that we did not deviate from our set path. We have stored the soul of the film intact.”

Sameer is happy about fans’ reaction to the film

The filmmaker said he is happy with the way Satyaprem Ki Katha has been received by the audiences. “I really feel good, truly nice that we got here out with a superb topic and it has been appreciated and embraced by the viewers. It has now turn out to be a ₹100 crore grosser which is a testomony to the truth that folks have favored the film,” he stated.

The film is produced by Sajid Nadiadwala and Namah Pictures. It additionally stars Gajraj Rao, Supriya Pathak, Rajpal Yadav, and Shikha Talsania.