Kangana Shuts Up Karan Johar Again. Reminds Him That He's A Baby Girl's Father
Updated : March 09, 2017 10:57 AM IST
Kangana Ranaut has been creating waves since she featured on Karan Johar's show Koffee With Karan this season. She was herself and spoke her mind, which did not go down well with K Jo. In an interview with Anupama Chopra, he revealed that he thought she played a victim's card and a woman's card on his show and he gave her a platform to speak up. Lots of outrage followed thereafter and the internet stood divided in this controversy. Meanwhile Kangana spoke to Mumbai Mirror and has given an explosive interview as a reply to Karan Johar.
On Karan disagreeing to be the flag bearer of nepotism in Bollywood
Karan had retaliated saying that he's given break to 15 new directors at Dharma who are not his relatives, so there's no chance of nepotism. Kangana said, "I can't speak for Karan Johar's understanding of nepotism. If he thinks that it is restricted to nephews, daughters and cousins, I have nothing to say. But, to say that he chose not to give me work is to mock an artiste. As importantly, his memory appears to be poor because we worked together in a movie (Ungli), which was produced by him. And quickly realised our sensibilities did not match."
His team requested my team for months for my dates
Karan had become a butt of jokes when Kangana came over to Koffee With Karan, and stole his thunder on his own show. He also stated that he gave her a platform to speak and he didn't edit the portions because it wasn't ethical for him. To this Kangana told Mirror that, "I'm also at a loss to understand how he gave me a platform by inviting me to be on his show. I've been on several platforms before with several global icons. To say he helped me voice my opinions is to discredit me as an artiste and a public personality. And, I think, it should be added here that I was invited to be a part of the show in its fifth season. His team requested my team for months for my dates."
On being accused of playing a victim's card
Kangana, who has made it to Bollywood without a God father on her own terms, also without working with any of the Khans was accused by Karan for playing a victim's card and a woman's card too. "But what is pertinent here is: why is Karan Johar trying to shame a woman for being a woman? What is this about the 'woman card' and the 'victim card'? This kind of talk is demeaning to all women, particularly the vulnerable because they are the ones who really need to use them. The 'woman card' might not help you become a Wimbledon champ, or win you Olympic medals, or bag National awards. It might not even land you a job, but it can get a pregnant woman who feels her water is about to break a 'ladies' seat on a crowded bus. It can be used as a cry for help when you sense a threat. The same goes for the 'victim card', which women like my sister, Rangoli, who is a victim of an acid attack, can use while fighting for justice in court," Kangana added.
I am not fighting Karan Johar, I am fighting male chauvinism.
Karan recently announced that he's become a father to a baby girl and a baby boy via surrogacy. Kangana mentioned that and said, "Now that Karan is the father of a little daughter, he should provide her with all these cards — the 'woman card' and the 'victim card', as also the 'self-made-independent-woman card', and the 'badass card' that I flashed on his show. We will use whatever we need to ensure no one rocks our boat."
He's just a paid host
"I'm also a little surprised at the "graciousness" he says he displayed in choosing to not edit the jousty bits on the show. While I'd have blacklisted the channel if something like that had happened, let's also remember that a channel wants TRPs, and he is just a paid host."
The badass reality
"Also, the Indian film industry is not a small studio given to Karan by his father when he was in his early 20s. That is just a small molecule. The industry belongs to every Indian and is highly recommended for outsiders like me whose parents were too poor to give me a formal training. I learnt on the job and got paid for it, using the money to educate myself in New York. He is nobody to tell me to leave it. I'm definitely not going anywhere, Mr Johar."