is known to speak her mind. Be it her views on socio-political topics or the subject of nepotism in
Bollywood.
she has not minced her words on sharing her views. Kangana is currently in Hyderabad shooting for the Jayalalitha biopic 'Thalaivi'. In an exclusive chat with ETimes, Kangana shared her views on the current Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) debate and protests in the country. Here are excerpts of her conversation..
There has been a social media outrage on the silence of Bollywood stars. #ShameonBollywood was a top social media trend, why do you think actors are shying away from speaking?
The actors should be ashamed of themselves, not standing wit #CAA. I have no illusions about the fact that Bollywood is full of cowards who are full of themselves. All they do is just look into the mirror 20 times a day and when they're asked they say we have electricity and we have access to everything, we are privileged, why should we be bothered about the country. Some of them even brag about it, that we are artists, we should not be concerned about the nation, they should be dragged for this and that is why I have come out in the open to question them.
Some of them are just hiding behind their comfort zone and thinking that all they are above the nation, they're above the people. They're above everything and everyone just because they have electricity, water and beautiful houses to live in. Well, they are in for a very big shock because people are noticing how indifferent they are to the nation and its people and to what is going on in the nation. They are indifferent and that's why I think that trend is absolutely justified.
There is another view point that Bollywood is a soft target and often caught in such situations. If you speak you are targeted, If you don’t speak you are a coward. What is your view on this?
No, I don't think so because this pedestal is given to them to voice their thoughts, to think for the peopleand to be the leading voices and not just do Instagram posts. What kind of sissies are these people? They are made by people and for the welfare of the people if they can't voice their opinion and are running scared of being trolled or afraid of political parties then the people of India need to know that they don't deserve these platforms. Actors need to be answerable and they need to justify their position, their power. Is this power given to them to do Instagram posts and to do drug parties? For what and why have people given them power, they need to be dragged. They make atrocious films, they make films that we are all ashamed of and also they try and kill genuine cinema. Also, they are very powerful when it comes to propagating mediocre work. So what has happened to them now? They need to be asked, they are no soft target they have made the nation a soft target.
#CitizenshipAct #CAA #NRC
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