Published 18:52 IST, July 11th 2019

Kangana Ranaut-Journalist Ugly Spat: Ashoke Pandit backs Kangana amidst her explosive media attack, levels allegations

Kangana Ranaut's spat with a PTI journalist during a promotional event for the film 'Judgementall Hai Kya' has intrigued a massive controversy

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Kangana Ranaut's spat with a PTI journalist during a promotional event for film 'Judgementall Hai Kya' has intrigued a massive controversy with Entertainment Journalists Guild of India deciding to boycott actress. Following same, Indian Filmmaker Ashoke Pandit took to Twitter to back actress and stated that journalists who are on pay-roll of production houses are often gifted 'expensive laptops, mobiles, and trips abro'. He n went on to say that this kind of corruption should be fought before asking for an apology from an industry. 

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In ar tweet, co-producer of ' Accidental Prime Minister' posed a question in front of netizens asking m if film journalists with left have openly abused national filmmakers and so y have right to demand an apology before y become true journalists. 

Meanwhile, Manr and sister of Kangana Ranaut, Rangoli Chandel took to social media to inform that actress' lawyer Rizwan Siddiquee has sent an official statement to Guild. In letter, it is mentioned that 'so-called unprofessional journalists' seek to use public platform on every given opportunity, to illegally and criminally harass any celebrity, including said client". 

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 Entertainment Journalists Guild of India demanded a public apology from both Kapoor and Ranaut after actress allegedly misbehaved with journalists present at Tuesday's press conference.  "We, as a guild, have collectively decided to boycott Ms. Ranaut and t give her any media cover," delegation said in its letter to Kapoor, ding that boycott will t affect film or rest of cast.

members said in letter that Ranaut h lashed out at journalist even before he could complete question he was asking at press conference to promote film on pretext that he was running a "smear campaign" against her.

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18:18 IST, July 11th 2019