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Kangana dares Bollywood

for ganging up against her

Actress-turned-filmmaker Ranaut, who is currently riding high on the success of her latest release
Manikarnika — The Queen of Jhansi, and has opened a front against the entire Bollywood, has got
support from an unexpected source, Anupam Kher, who has called her a ‘rockstar’, writes sarrah

angana has publicly criti- I will expose everybody. One thing is for tweeted to Anupam Kher, the actor who
cised celebrities for not sure that they have called for trouble by was last seen in controversial movie The
turning up for the screen- ganging up against me.” Accidental Prime Minister that, “nobody
ing of Manikarnika, but Days after the Queen actor lashed from bollywood is supporting Kagana’s
K contacting her for the out at the film industry for not sup- Manikarnika movie. Can you please
screenings of their films. She has porting her during the release of her tweet in her support?”
threatened the Hindi film industry say- film Manikarnika — The Queen of Jhansi, The actor replied, “#KanganaRanaut
ing that the film industry has ganged up Actor Anupam Kher has stood up for is a ROCKSTAR. She is brilliant. I
against her. She says that “Earlier, I used her and called her a ‘rockstar’. applaud her courage and perfor-
to stand up against sexism, pay dispar- Kher’s support for Kangana Ranaut mances. She is also the real example of
ity and nepotism in Bollywood but now, came when a netizen active on Twitter #WomenEmpowerment.:).”

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