She challenged the industry to imagine the reverse scenario—a woman in her 60s or 70s cast as a romantic lead opposite a man in his 40s. Such pairings, she noted, remain almost unthinkable in mainstream cinema, exposing how differently men and women are treated as they age.

Recently, Madhavan addressed these issues, explaining that, at the time, stalking was considered the only way to pursue a woman.

Bollywood actress Dia Mirza will serve as a jury member for the All Living Things Environmental Film Festival (ALT EFF), set to run from November 22 to December 8.

The movie recently came under fire for its ‘chauvinistic’ approach to how Rina’s (Dia Mirza) character was treated in the film.

Dia Mirza—who made her acting debut in 2001 with the film, “Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein” (RHTDM)—has spoken out about the film's alleged glorification of stalking. If she were offered the project now, she would reconsider ‘certain aspects’ of it and would be totally opposed to the stalking elements. Dia and her co-star, R Madhavan both made their debuts in “RHTDM”.