Actress Kangana Ranaut, who never minces words, has opposed the threats issued to “Padmavati” actress Deepika Padukone, and said patriarchy in the society needs to be attacked. Kangana was at Reebok’s Fit To Fight Awards here on Thursday night when she was asked about her thoughts on the threats issued to Deepika over the controversial film “Padmavati”.
She said: “It is absolutely wrong, but I feel it is not something which is very surprising. When my sister was in school, she faced an acid attack from a student and now when I am in a professional environment, a superstar is trying to put me behind bars. So, this is very common that happens in our society. “I feel we should not attack individuals, we should attack patriarchy and chauvinism. For individuals, we can call them out and say whatever you are doing is not right.”
“But I feel this is not restricted only to boys, it implies to girls as well, so we have to attack that view point and we are doing it whether with our work, speech or films. And that is why I feel films are an important medium, because we as an industry can reach out to people only through our films.” Kangana is next working on “Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi”.
Reacting to comparisons between her look for the movie and Deepika’s get-up in Padmavati”, Kangana said: “Our film is a different film. It’s a film about a warrior queen who fought against British empire. I feel we should feel ashamed that we didn’t make any film earlier based on her life. “I think we should honour real heroes like Rani Lakshmibai, which we are doing through our film. In future as well, we will make an effort in that direction and all we need is support from the media.” Kangana’s “Manikarnika – The Queen of Jhansi”, directed by Krish, is scheduled to release in April 2018.
Shooting for Vishal Bhardwaj’s upcoming Deepika Padukone and Irrfan Khan starrer has been deferred amidst concerns surrounding Padmavati’s release. mid-day has learnt that the cast and crew has been asked to reschedule the dates that they had allotted for the January 2018 shooting leg. Sources say Padukone is “emotionally affected” by the political climate that has led to her receiving death threats.
The Bombay high court on Thursday asked where the country was headed while alluding to “open threats” made to stall the release of the film Padmavati+ and the announcement of a reward to “kill” its lead actress Deepika Padukone.
Over the past few days, Bollywood and the cricket world have been abuzz with rumours of Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli tying the knot in Italy this month. In the latest development that borders on confirmation of their wedding plans, mid-day has learnt that select residents of Badrinath Tower at Versova, the highrise where the actor resides, have received invites for the nuptials. We hear the star’s father, Ajay Kumar Sharma, has been personally calling up the star’s neighbours and extending invitations.
Saif Ali Khan’s latest outing ‘Kaalakaandi’ has been the talk of the town ever since its inception. The actor, on Wednesday, launched the film’s first trailer that has been creating all the right kind of buzz. At the launch event, the actor expressed his delight over the current showbiz scenario. Talking about the possibility of his film clashing with the release of Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Padmavati’, Saif said, “If ‘Padmavati’ comes in (on 12th January), we will think of shifting our release date. I hope we don’t have to do that. ‘Kaalakaandi’ is a film I am proud of.”
Stating that a tourism-oriented state like Goa cannot afford law and order problems, Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Thursday said he will “look into” the demand of the BJP state women’s wing to ban the screening of Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s film ‘Padmavati’.
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Priyanka Chopra has been busy with her work commitment outside India but, the actress is never seen as missing to share the pictures of her pets on social media. As we call pets as our stress busters and the only ones who understand us than the humans themselves, Peecee shared the same bond with her dog Brando. She even introduced her second dog Diana on social media. While she kept busy with her work but, the actress used to make sure to spend time with Brando whenever she visited Mumbai, India.
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Till 2013, Shahid Kapoor was taken as a chocolate boy hero but, he soon changed the game by doing films like Haider, Udta Punjab and Rangoon. And now the actor is no more known as only chocolate boy hero. Now, he is known as one of the serious and dedicated actors in Bollywood.