Vijay Deverakonda starrer ‘Arjun Reddy’ is one of the most loved films in Indian cinema. The 2017 film starring the actor along with Shalini Pandey was also remade in Hindi as ‘Kabir Singh’ in 2019. It starred Shahid Kapoor and Kiara Advani in lead roles. However, both ‘Arjun Reddy’ and ‘Kabir Singh’ were criticised for promoting toxic masculinity and normalising violence. Specifically, women across India said that most women would not tolerate such violence in romantic relationships.