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Updated 00:32 IST, December 30th 2023

Movies which glorified toxic protagonists

Animal received a lot of criticism for glorifying a toxic protagonist. However, there have been many films in the past which were panned for similar reasons.

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1/6: Animal: The protagonist of Animal was portrayed in such a way where all his mistakes seemed to be forgiven by the filmmaker himself - which is why the film drew so much criticism on social media. / Image: IMDb

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2/6: Cocktail: Gautam's character in the film was the text book definition of a problematic casanova who prefers progressive women for all his flings, and yet prefers the conservative women at the end. / Image: IMDb

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3/6: Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety: Kartik Aaryan's character is supposed to be a caring friend the audience is supposed to root for, where as in reality he manipulates and gaslights his friend all the time. / Image: IMDb

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4/6: Ye Jawani Hai Diwani: Bunny's dreams and ambitions might look ambitious, but he is also someone who thoroughly remains stubborn & immature in his viewpoint, someone we are expected to sympathise with. / Image: IMDb

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5/6: Raanjhanaa: For ages now, Bollywood has romanticised and glorified stalker heroes, protagonists who can't take no for an answer. Raanjhaana in last few years is one glorious example of the same. / Image: IMDb

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6/6: Ae Dil Hai Mushkil: Very much like Raanjhanaa, Ayan's character in this Karan Johar film is consistently pestering his best friend to reciprocate his romantic feelings, and his character is glorified. / Image: IMDb

Published 23:58 IST, December 29th 2023