Kriti Sanon presenting 2200-page PhD thesis in Tere Ishk Mein has research scholars in splits: ‘Try to sound realistic’
Actors Kriti Sanon and Dhanush’s Tere Ishk Mein, which started streaming on Netflix earlier this month, has unexpectedly found itself at the centre of a social media storm. A brief scene featuring Kriti Sanon has left research scholars across the country amused, with many taking to social media to poke fun at the film’s portrayal of academia. Tere Ishk Mein was released in November last year. Tere Ishk Mein sparks backlash The buzz revolves around a scene in which Kriti’s character, Mukti Beniwal, a psychology research scholar at a college in Delhi University, claims to have submitted a 2,200-page thesis, a detail that many viewers have flagged as unrealistic. After its release on Netflix, the scene became a talking point on social media, with research students taking to X, formerly known as Twitter, to share memes, jokes, and pointed critiques questioning the film’s academic authenticity. “I would genuinely like to meet this PhD student who writes a 2200-page thesis! I know movies take cinematic liberty, but LMAO dude at least try to sound a bit …
