poornima lagadapati
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If any reader is thinking that Kangana Ranaut’s Bollywood-bashing will run out of steam soon giving the nightly newshour shouting matches a much-needed break and leaving the BMC to do some actual work, then he/she is wrong. Because she’s only just getting started. Months after Sushant Singh Rajput’s suicide, the pugnacious Queen star has been taking digs at “Bullywood” by attacking nepotism, blaming the Hindi cinema “mafia” for his death and even alleging drug addiction among her colleagues. With a steady campaign built on taking on Bollywood’s high and mighty — it skid off course along the way after her public spat with Maharashtra’s Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, with the high drama ending in her Bandra office being demolished — the Panga actress’ provocations have made her the biggest newsmaker and hottest social media property in India today, overtaking even pressing issues like Covid-19 and the weak economy. In her new avatar as an agent provocateur, Kangana has proved that she can get the eyeballs. To her fans and supporters, she has what they call “the guts.” The result being that she’s been celebrated as a feminist in these circles for standing up to Shiv Sena and having given voice to outsiders but more importantly, for championing Sushant’s cause and keeping the interest in him alive. To her critics, she’s a loose cannon and yet another bleeding-heart nationalist kowtowing to the Modi government. (She has denied playing the propaganda role). To the film industry at large, her vitriolic comments reek of ingratitude.
It finally took a woman from the industry to shut up Kangana Ranaut. That woman is the redoubtable Jaya Bachchan. Speaking in Parliament on September 15, Mrs Bachchan slammed such concerted attempts at tarnishing showbiz with a stern, ‘Don’t bite the hand that feeds you.’ “People who have made their name in this film industry have called it a gutter. I completely disagree. I hope that the government tells such people not to use this kind of language,” roared the Samajwadi Party MP. And the row continues, with the 33-year-old hitting back — this time, dragging Abhishek and Shweta Bachchan into it.
It finally took a woman from the industry to shut up Kangana Ranaut. That woman is the redoubtable Jaya Bachchan. Speaking in Parliament on September 15, Mrs Bachchan slammed such concerted attempts at tarnishing showbiz with a stern, ‘Don’t bite the hand that feeds you.’ “People who have made their name in this film industry have called it a gutter. I completely disagree. I hope that the government tells such people not to use this kind of language,” roared the Samajwadi Party MP. And the row continues, with the 33-year-old hitting back — this time, dragging Abhishek and Shweta Bachchan into it.