Published 16:10 IST, July 21st 2020
Nakuul Mehta asks 'How do we categorise artists as A/B/C grade?' after Kangana sparks row
Television actor Nakuul Mehta posted a series of tweets on Sunday asking 'how do we categorise artists' after Kangana Ranaut sparked row.
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Television actor Nakuul Mehta posted a series of tweets on Sunday asking 'how do we categorise artists' after Kangana Ranaut sparked row. Recently, he shared his views on the trending nepotism debate on social media indirectly. The actor's comments came after Kangana Ranaut’s statements, who called out the big names in Bollywood post-Sushant Singh Rajput’s demise. Check out Nakuul Mehta’s tweets and read on to know more details about the whole story:
Nakuul Mehta: 'How do we categorise artists?'
Nakuul Mehta shared his opinions about the ongoing debate on nepotism after the death of Sushant Singh Rajput. He shared a series of tweets from his official Twitter handle on July 19. Speaking about grading actors, he asked 'how do we categorise artists?'
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In his first tweet, Nakuul Mehta wrote, “'The talent of making everything about oneself' can be a legit category at every Bollywood award”. It garnered more than 1300 likes and 150 comments and retweets. The actor proceeded on to question, “Is making someone’s passing away your hashtag considered normal in 2020?”
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In the third tweet from his thread, the actor further asked, “Can one legitimately enjoy someone's artistic work whilst being in disagreement with their larger moral ground?”. Nakuul Mehta concluded by writing, “How do we categorise artists as A / B / C grade? Basis their monetary worth or largesse of imagination/depth of work/ sincerity to craft?” The actor also responded to the fan comments on the micro-blogging site. Check out his tweets:
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Kangana speaks about Taapsee and Swara
In a tell-all interview with Republic TV's Editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami, Kangana Ranaut talked about Sushant Singh Rajput's case. In her interview, Kangana Ranaut called out big producers and some famous Bollywood actors as well. She also talked about Taapsee Pannu and Swara Bhasker. She questioned Taapsee and Swara, "If you love Karan Johar, why are you both B grade actresses? You are both better looking than Alia Bhatt and Ananya. You both are better actresses. Why don't you get work? Your whole existence is proof of nepotism. What are you telling me about how happy you are with the industry?"
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10:42 IST, July 21st 2020