Kangana Ranaut has never shied away from exposing the biased side of the industry. Be it calling out the ‘mafia gang’ or existing favouritism and nepotism bias, she has always been vocal. This time as well, she didn’t mince her words. In a recent interview, Kangana called out impolite behaviour on male actors on sets who belittle female co-stars.
Kangana Ranaut calls male actors ‘badtameez’
In an interview with Hauterrfly, she was asked if she ever faced untoward advances from male actors. To this, the Queen actress responded, “Maine zyada heroes ke saath kaam hi nahi kiya hain! Mera main concern yahi tha ki badtameez bahut hain heroes.” (I haven’t worked with so many heroes. My concern was that these heroes were extremely impolite).
She clarified that her concerns were not about sexual harassment alone. Kangana explained, “Sirf main sexual tareeke se nahi bol rahi hoon. Late aana set pe, badtameeziyan karna, heroine ko neecha dikhana, sideline karna, choti van dena… mujhe kaafi trouble bhi hua ki kitne cases ye mujh pe kiye isiliye kyuki main wahape inn cheezon se main okay nahi thi jabki most girls are okay with this, toh unko laga ki isko kyu itna ghamand hain. (I am not implying in a sexual way. But things like coming late, behaving badly, putting the heroine down, sideline them, give them a small van… I faced a lot of trouble in this regard, and look at the cases they filed against me! But it happened because I was not okay with this, whereas the other girls were, and they thought Why am I so proud of this?”
Kangana’s work front
Kangana’s last release was political-drama Emergency. Released on January 17, it features her as former Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. She has also directed the film. It explores the 21-month Emergency imposed by Gandhi, from 1975 to 1977, often referred to as the darkest chapter of independent India.
Besides Ranaut, the film also stars Anupam Kher, Shreyas Talpade, Mahima Chaudhry and Milind Soman. However, the film failed to perform at the box office, after which she even took a dig at award shows.
