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Radhika Madan Credits Karan Johar for Kiara Advani's Vibrator Scene in Lust Stories
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News18•23-09-2026, 08:30
Radhika Madan Credits Karan Johar for Kiara Advani's Vibrator Scene in Lust Stories
- •Radhika Madan praises Karan Johar for his courage in depicting female sexuality in Lust Stories, specifically referencing Kiara Advani's vibrator scene.
- •Madan believes that such a scene would face less criticism today compared to when the first installment of Lust Stories was released.
- •She highlights that the Lust Stories franchise has consistently focused on female agency and sexual desires, a rarity in hypermasculine cinema.
- •Madan notes a shift in audience perception, with lust as a topic becoming more normalized and less taboo over the years.
- •She shares her personal journey of unlearning societal conditioning around lust, embracing it as a natural human emotion.
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Radhika Madan credited Karan Johar for not backing down, believing in the idea, and owning the scene, noting that a similar depiction would face less policing today.
Kiara Advani acknowledged the criticism by stating it would take time for people to become more open to female sexuality, while Karan Johar admitted that the sequence made his mother, Hiroo Johar, uncomfortable.
Radhika Madan notes that while the first season was met with shock and considered too bold, audiences have become less prudish over the years, normalizing lust as a topic of conversation.
