Nawazuddin's Tiku Weds Sheru Kiss With Avneet Prompts Outrage Over "Gross" Age Gap

The film, directed by Sai Kabir and produced by Kangana Ranaut, shows the story of poles-apart people played by Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Avneet Kaur

The trailer of Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Avneet Kaur's upcoming filmTiku Weds Sheruhas sparked a debate over the age gap between co-stars. It was released on Thursday. The film, directed by Sai Kabir and produced by Kangana Ranaut, shows the story of poles-apart people – Tiku (played by 21-year-old Avneet), who looks at marriage as her escape to Mumbai from a local town to become an actress, and Sheru (Nawazuddin, 49), who has been working as a junior artist in the city for years. They get married and that's when the comedy of errors for this unconventional couple starts. Tiku Weds Sheru's trailer lacks the charm needed to get the attention of the audience but that is not the only reason why it has occupied a spot on the list of trends. 

A section of the Internet is not happy with the “problematic” casting of the lead roles and finds the glorification of romance between Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Avneet Kaur, who is 28 years younger than him, “disgusting,” especially their kiss. FYI – Avneet, who has worked in TV shows, is making her Bollywood debut with Tiku Weds Sheru.

Halfway through the trailer, a sequence of less than a second shows Nawazuddin Siddiqui kissing Avneet Kaur. This particular scene has sparked a debate, on Reddit, after a user shared a screenshot of it and wrote: “It's so disappointing to see Avneet Kaur, who is just 21, paired opposite someone who is 49.”