Kangana Ranaut is known for her outspoken nature. Recently, she claimed that rape and murder occurred during the farmers' protest, a statement from which the BJP has distanced itself. This is not the first time Ranaut has been in the news for controversial statements. Here are six such instances.
When said - November, 2021
Kangana Ranaut said- India got 'real independence' in 2014 when Narendra Modi's government was formed. Kangana had described the country's independence in 1947 as 'begging'. The Congress was enraged by Kangana's statement and asked her to apologize for it.
When said - February, 2021
A Congress MLA from Madhya Pradesh, Sukhdev Panse, called Kangana a dancer. Enraged by this, she replied - I am not Deepika, Katrina or Alia. I am the one who did not do item dances, refused to work with big stars like Khan. I am a Rajput, who does not move her waist, breaks bones.
When said - January, 2021
Kangana shared a post expressing her displeasure over the insult of Hindu deities in the web series Tandav. In this, she wrote - Lord Krishna also forgave 99 mistakes of Shishupala. First peace then revolution. Now is the time to behead them, Jai Shri Krishna.
When said - September, 2020
Kangana Ranaut accused Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut of threatening her not to return to Mumbai, writing - Shiv Sena leader has threatened me not to return to Mumbai. Mumbai now seems to me like Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (POK).
When said - March, 2019
In 2019, after the Pulwama attack, when actress Shabana Azmi was about to go to Pakistan for a performance, Kangana said - People like Shabana Azmi are with the Tukde-Tukde gang. When Pakistani artists have been banned after the Uri attack, then what is the need for them to go to Pakistan.
When said - October, 2023
After the death of Sushant Rajput, there was a debate in Bollywood about nepotism as well as outsider-insider. Meanwhile, Kangana in an interview called Swara Bhaskar and Taapsee Pannu B-grade actresses. Later, while clarifying, she had said - No matter how hard these two work, they are never considered equal to Alia and Ananya.