As Shahid Kapoor's Kabir Singh hits screens today, comparisons with its original material — Arjun Reddy (2017) — are inevitable. However, unlike the Vijay Deverakonda-starrer that saw the leads being separated on grounds of caste difference, director Sandeep Reddy Vanga has apparently done away with the angle while adapting the love story for the Hindi audience.

A trade source reveals, "In Arjun Reddy, the girl's father opposed the match on the basis of caste with the leading lady hailing from a Tulu family and the protagonist shown as Telugu. This time around, when Sandeep adapted the script, he decided to drop the angle of caste divide altogether. The makers felt that it could not be an issue as the movie is about an educated, liberal family living in Mumbai."