'When a woman says no, it's never taken as no': Radhika Apte says she was 'really taken aback' revisiting old Shah Rukh Khan films as a teenager and their portrayal of romance
- Posted on September 18, 2026
- By The Times of India
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'When a woman says no, it's never taken as no': Radhika Apte says she was 'really taken aback' revisiting old Shah Rukh Khan films as a teenager and their portrayal of romance
Radhika Apte has opened up about how classic Bollywood romances shaped the way an entire generation understood love, desire and courtship. A longtime admirer of Shah Rukh Khan, the actress revealed that revisiting some of the films she loved as a teenager left her “really taken aback”, particularly over the way a woman’s refusal was often dismissed and persistent pursuit was presented as romantic.
