Vijay Deverakonda and Rashmika Mandanna are two popular stars down south and it was a treat for their audience when they got to see them in Dear Comrade. The kiss scene in the teaser became a big debate and fans even started comparing Vijay with Emraan Hashmi for being a serial kisser. However, this did not go down well with the Arjun Reddy star. 

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As per India Today, a reporter asked Vijay Deverakonda about liplock scenes with Rashmika Mandanna at the Bengaluru press meet. He said, "What is a liplock? I mean, I do not like that word. See, you guys write about objectification. It's actually kissing, it's an emotion like anger. When you cry, it's an emotion. When you kiss, it's an emotion. It's not lip-locking, I really dislike that word. Whenever I read liplock, I'm like what the f**k?" 

He also added that kissing is an emotion and it should be respected. "If it's there in the writing or if it's necessary for the moment or if the relationship between the characters is to express it that way, then it needs to be expressed that way. If there's no need, then there won't be any need. So, it's very basic," he added.

Elaborating more about the lip kissing scenes, he stated, "Actually, it's not Rashmika kissing Vijay or vice versa. It is Bobby kissing Lilly. We are the only country where people forget that actors are playing characters on screen. I don't go around taking stumps and beating people or do drugs. In real life, I don't even smoke. I don't dance and dancing is the last thing I would do even though I enjoy watching it. So, people should not get confused."

Rashmika, on her part, said, "The director decides how the two characters should emote. It is all in the mindset. If a person feels the trailer only has kissing scenes, basically he doesn't want to relate to any other emotion." 

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