Published 14:22 IST, July 23rd 2020

Nagma attacks Kangana Ranaut; says 'her whole career is standing on pillar nepotism'

Veteran actor and politician Nagma has, through Twitter, attempted to debase Kangana Ranaut's claims on nepotism by claiming that her career is a product of it.

Reported by: Urvashi Kandpal
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Veteran actor Nagma, who is also an ex-Congress politician, took to Twitter to decry Kangana's ongoing battle against nepotism in film industry following death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput earlier last month. Kangana has voiced her personal experiences with Bollywood's lobbyism in a sensational revelation to Republic TV Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami in Nation Wants To Kw following which actor has faced countless rebuttals from many industry personalities.

Nagma through her tweet has attempted to point at Kangana's alleged hypocrisy as she claimed that Kangana herself is a product of nepotism in film industry. Captioning a post with words, "Kangana Didi's entire career is standing on pillar of nepotism", Nagma has tried to allege that Kangana has associated herself with big names in order to gain critical acclaim in industry.

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Kangana Ranaut's team has responded to veteran actor's claims by addressing every point that Nagma has highlighted and discredited all her allegations. In a series of tweets, Kangana's team asked Nagma to "stop spreading lies" as y refuted that Kangana is a product of nepotism.

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Over a month after Sushant Singh Rajput's demise, actor Kangana Ranaut made explosive revelations about nepotism in Bollywood film industry while speaking to Republic Media Network's Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami on Nation Wants To Kw. Following her interview, scores of celebrities came forward to speak against lobbyism in Bollywood. Moreover, amid this, Aditya Chopra and Rajeev Masand - two people who Kangana Ranaut said should be summoned, were summoned. 

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Sushant Singh Rajput passed away on June 14, 2020, at his Bandra residence. Subsequent to this, 34-year-old actor's death is being probed from multiple angles. Bandra Police station had earlier released a statement saying that actor's death is being probed for any foul play. In last summon by police, Director and Producer Sanjay Leela Bhansali was interrogated. Additionally, Shekar Kapur and Rhea Chakraborty were also summoned by police for  investigation.  police so far have recorded statements of about 35 people related to case.

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14:21 IST, July 23rd 2020