Kangana Ranaut has launched a scathing attack on veteran actress and Rajya Sabha MP Jaya Bachchan. Referring to Jaya’s speech in the upper house of the Parliament on Tuesday wherein she slammed those ‘defaming’ the film industry, Kangana questioned the Samajwadi Party leader as to what she had done for the industry.
Responding to a tweet by one of her supporters, Kangana wrote, “कौन सी थाली दी है जया जी और उनकी इंडस्ट्री ने? एक थाली मिली थी जिसमें दो मिनट के रोल आइटम नम्बर्ज़ और एक रोमांटिक सीन मिलता था वो भी हेरो के साथ सोने के बाद,मैंने इस इंडस्ट्री को फ़ेमिनिज़म सीखाया,थाली देश भक्ति नारीप्रधान फ़िल्मों से सजाई,यह मेरी अपनी थाली है जया जी आपकी नहीं।“
(What has Jaya ji done for the film industry? When I joined the film industry, the situation was such that actresses would get two-minute roles, item numbers or one romantic scene, and that too, after sleeping with the hero. I taught feminism to this industry, decorated my platter with women-centric, patriotic films. This is my platter Jaya ji, not yours)
Below, take a look at her tweet:
कौन सी थाली दी है जया जी और उनकी इंडस्ट्री ने? एक थाली मिली थी जिसमें दो मिनट के रोल आइटम नम्बर्ज़ और एक रोमांटिक सीन मिलता था वो भी हेरो के साथ सोने के बाद,मैंने इस इंडस्ट्री को फ़ेमिनिज़म सीखाया,थाली देश भक्ति नारीप्रधान फ़िल्मों से सजाई,यह मेरी अपनी थाली है जया जी आपकी नहीं। https://t.co/lPo9X4hRZX
— Kangana Ranaut (@KanganaTeam) September 16, 2020
Jaya, without naming anyone in her powerful speech, lambasted those who were speaking against the film industry. Taking a jibe at BJP MP Ravi Kishan’s speech, wherein he said that drug addiction was prevalent in Bollywood, the actress said that she was ashamed by the statement. Using a Hindi proverb to express her displeasure, she said, “Jis thaali mein khate hain, ussi mein chhed karte hain.” While a host of Bollywood celebrities such as Sonam Kapoor, Farhan Akhtar, Shabana Azmi and Anubhav Sinha have praised Mrs Bachchan, there are others who are angry with her remarks.
Kangana, meanwhile, returned to Manali on Tuesday after a brief stay in Mumbai. She had reached Mumbai on September 9 when her office was partially demolished by the BMC.
