Kangana Ranaut breaks silence on Deepika Padukone's controversial JNU visit

Kangana Ranaut is one of most outspoken celebrities in Bollywood. Kwn for being vocal on political matters or orwise, actress in a recent interview was asked to lend her thoughts on Deepika Padukone's controversial JNU visit. 
Speaking to an entertainment portal, Panga actress expressed that Padukone was 'aware' of step she was taking. Adding that 34-year-old actress was just exercising her democratic right, Ranaut asserted that it would be wrong of her to have an opinion on Deepika's visit to varsity. 

Giving an example of #BoycottChhapaak trending minutes after Deepika's visit to JNU, actress was asked if celebrities are afraid to speak on sensitive subjects as y fear backlash. Disagreeing to point, Rananut emphasized that matter what, a film, if good, will work and hence one should t fear it.

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Prior to this, Chhapaak director Meghna Gulzar pegged Deepika's visit to JNU as a 'personal' one. Asserting that one should kw how to separate 'personal' from 'professional', filmmaker urged audiences to 'divert lens' and look at reason for making a film based on life of acid attack survivor Laxmi Agarwal. 

Starring Deepika Padukone in lead role, film catapulted to national headlines after Bollywood A-lister showed up at JNU just three days before release date, in thick of promotions. 

Meanwhile, just four days after Delhi police's press briefing wherein force revealed details of its probe into shocking violence that took place on JNU campus on Jan 5, Padukone was confronted for first time over her stand on her controversial JNU visit, by Republic TV. However, after several attempts, actress dodged questions asked by reporter.

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Drawing conflicting views on all fronts, Deepika Padukone's visit to JNU became a center of controversy after sources claimed that it wasn't just amidst film promotions, but a part of it. Matters furr escalated when few pictures of Deepika with JNUSU President Aishe Ghosh were sourced to a public relations firm, 'SPICE PR' piquing interest on social media.