Published 19:52 IST, January 21st 2020
Kangana Ranaut slams Saif Ali Khan's 'No India before British' remark; raises Mahabharat
Kangana Ranaut, during 'Panga' promotions slammed her 'Rangoon' co-star Saif Ali Khan for his 'No concept of India before British came in' statement. Read here.
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Saif Ali Khan's controversial statement of "re was concept of India before British gave it one" has irked many on social media on Sunday. Saif's 'Rangoon' co-star Kangana Ranaut is latest celebrity to slam his statement after Vivek Agnihotri, Tarek Fatah, and ors. Kangana's sister Rangoli Chandel on Twitter wrote: "Kangana asking Saif Ali Khan a very important question ... over to you Saif" [sic]
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In an interview, Kangana raised an important question to Saif and said, "If re was 'Bharat' n what was 'Mahabharat'? What did Ved Vyasa write n?"
Kangana continued, "A few people have me ir narratives that suit m but Lord Krishna was in Mahabharat, and that means Bharat was re at that time too. All great kings of 'Bharat' fought battle n. re was a collective identity even n called 'Bharat'."
Kangana finally concluded, "w y say, that territories should be different and should be split. But division in three that happened n, people are still suffering from that."
For those unaware, Saif h said, "But when people say this is history, I don’t think this is history. I am quite aware of what history was. I don’t think re was a concept of India till perhaps British gave it one. I don’t think re is really any constructive point in arguing about loudly, provided you yourself kw why you’re doing it."
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Tanhaji Box-Office
Meanwhile, Ajay Devgn, Saif Ali Khan and Kajol starrer 'Tanhaji: Unsung Warrior' has collected Rs. 175 crores at Box-Office on Day 11. Recently, three Chiefs of Indian Armed Forces — military, navy, and air force — came toger to watch magnum opus. With continued positive word-of-mouth, film will soon enter Rs. 200 crore club.
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19:52 IST, January 21st 2020