Published 13:43 IST, February 10th 2021
Kangana Ranaut claims 'vindication' on challenge on actors; reacts to Prashant Bhushan dig
Kangana Ranaut claimed 'vindication' on her challenge to find actress with a better range than hers. She also reacted to a dig by Prashant Bhushan.
Kangana Ranaut accepted her ‘luxury of pride’ in calling herself the ‘actress with the best range’ as she mentioned Meryl Streep and Gal Gadot in the same breath. After the actor gave an ‘open challenge’ urging netizens to find an actress with a better range than her, she finally felt vindicated about her claims, as she hit back at netizens trolling her. She also hit back at senior lawyer Prashant Bhushan for calling her 'Jhansa ki Rani'.
Kangana Ranaut slams trolling on claims on Twitter
Kangana had posted stills from her movie Dhaakad and Thalaivi. In one she was posing with guns and in the other, in a different look as former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa. She claimed that no other actress had displayed the kind of range of roles or filmography as hers, not even Meryl Streep and Gal Gadot.
As a netizen called her ‘aging Bollywood actress’ and jokingly praised her ‘confidence’ for the comparison, Kangana had a strong response. She wrote that Meryl Streep or Gal Gadot was ‘no standard of an individual’s success.’ She questioned the rationale behind the ‘shocking sexism.'
She also stated that those highlighting Meryl Streep's Oscars, should know that she had not won the National Award or Padma Shri like Kangana.
As another called her one with ‘Narcissistic personality disorder’, Kangana Ranaut stated that she would accept the argument only if people could prove her claims ‘wrong or illogical’.
Prashant Bhushan was also among those who trolled Kangana by calling her ‘Jhansa ki Rani’, referring to her role of Jhansi Ki Rani Lakshmibai in the movie Manikarnika. As he shared her viral video of her using a mechanical device for a horse riding sequence, the actor hit back. She shared that numerous tricks were used during the filming of a movie, but it was not true that she could ride a horse, sharing a video where she was seen riding a horse with ease.
In the end, she tweeted that most of the comments have been 'encouraging’, however, the ones who didn’t agree with her just ‘bullied or trolled’ her without any ‘logical counter argument/proof' of actor's filmography that could match hers.
The Tanu Weds Manu finally concluded that she stands 'vindicated.'
She even shared a quote from the action director of Manikarnika, that she was 'better than Tom Cruise' in the action department.
Updated 13:43 IST, February 10th 2021