Kangana Ranaut, “Not Fighting Karan Johar, Fighting Male Chauvinism”

Kangana has had a successful run in the recent past churning out quality work like Tanu Weds Manu, Queen and Tanu Weds Manu Returns sans any Godfather in Bollywood.

Success of her movies like Queen made the so-called Bollywood mafia of the Chopras, KJos and the Khans sit up and take notice of this self made star. So, it was in the fifth season of Koffee With Karan that Kangana was invited as a guest to the show along with Saif Ali Khan.

On the show, Kangana made a couple of comments that Karan took offence of. Kangana called Karan the “flag bearer of nepotism’ and the kingpin of the Bollywood mafia. While Karan did not take offence to her comments in the show but reacted to it at a recent event he attended at the London School of Economics. He said that Kangana should not play the victim card and she probably has misinterpreted the meaning of nepotism.

Kangana Ranaut reacted to strongly to Karan accusations saying she cannot comment on Karan’s understanding of the same and that he probably thinks it is restricted to the sons, daughters and nephews. Kangana further said that it is mocking an artiste when Karan says that he chose not to give her work. Kangana further justified her nepotism comment by saying that though Karan’s talk show debuted in 2008 she got invited to the show in its fifth season.

The actress, however, took strong offence to Karan Johar’s comment about her using the victim card. Kangana reacted strongly to it turning the ongoing spat in to a battle of the sexes. Calling the comment demeaning to women, Kangana said she is not fighting Karan, but the mindset. It is male chauvinism that is fighting against.

Karan who recently became a father to a boy and a girl got another piece of advice from the feisty actor that Kangana is. Kangana advised Karan that as a father of a little girl, Karan should provide her with the – ‘victim card’ and the ‘woman card’ as well as the ‘independent self made woman card’ and the ‘badass card’ is flashed on Karan’s show. The actor stated that women would use everything possible to ensure no one rocks their boat.

Kangana also reacted to Karan Johar’s comment that he was gracious enough not to chop off the clips from the show and allowed it to be aired on national television. Kangana Ranaut said that Karan was only a paid host and that the channel wants TRP. She sarcastically stated that his father did not gift the film industry to Karan and that every one has the right to be a part of this industry. She further asserted that she will not leave the film industry.