Overview

• The actor says he did not read the full Kabir Singh script or watch Arjun Reddy before signing on.
• He told his manager to seek five times his usual fee hoping the offer would be withdrawn, but the makers agreed.
• He accepted after reading a scene he admired, then later found the finished film misogynistic and felt he had erred.
• Hussain frames the admission as personal accountability rather than a critique of Sandeep Reddy Vanga, noting women friends voiced disappointment.
• Coverage recalls a prior online spat with Vanga, while noting no fresh response, and adds that Hussain is promoting his film Mercy at international festivals.