Bollywood's obsession with toxic heroes

'Tere Ishq Mein' introduces Shiva — the newest addition to Bollywood’s long list of men who confuse intensity with love.

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00:00Kabir Singh, Kundan, Radhe, Ranvijay Singh and now Shiva from Anand El Raya's Tere Ishq

00:05Congratulations Bollywood, you've unlocked a new toxic hero.

00:08Same symptoms, anger issues, zero emotional regulation and a PhD in calling obsession love.

00:14Kabir Singh, the man who thought controlling someone was a form of love.

00:17Kundan, the OG stalker who believed persistence beats consent.

00:21Radhe, the violent lover who broke everything including himself.

00:24Ranvijay Singh, basically love but make it rage.

00:28And Dhanush's Shiva, the latest entry.

00:30New face, same template.

00:32Intensity check, obsession check, red flags, full collection.

00:36And the funniest part, the formula never really changes.

00:39It's simple.

00:40Step 1, take one angry man.

00:42Step 2, add unresolved traumas.

00:45Step 3, sprinkle a soft-spoken woman who whispers rather than speaks or even blinks.

00:50Step 4, shake well.

00:51Congratulations, you've made your new age romantic hero.

00:54But why does Bollywood keep manufacturing these men like they're coming out of the same factory?

00:591. Nostalgia

01:002. Money

01:003. The belief that if a hero doesn't scream, punch walls or break a bottle on his head,

01:05he's not intense enough.

01:07Somewhere, a therapist is crying.

01:09Audiences are calling it out too, slowly.

01:12But until then, Bollywood will keep recycling the same hero with new hair, new backstory and

01:17the same red flags, Kabir Kundan Rader and Vijay Shiva, the original Avengers of Toxic Romance.