Kangana Ranaut To Quit Bollywood? Actress Takes Dig At Animal, Says Women Treated Like ‘Sex Objects…Asked To Lick Shoes’

Kangana Ranaut, a famous actress in India, posted on social media saying she might stop acting in movies. She’s upset that some people are unfairly saying bad things about her films (she calls it “paid negativity”). This makes her sad because she also sees many people enjoying movies that show violence against women, which she thinks is wrong. While she didn’t name a specific movie, she mentioned a scene in “Animal” (a movie starring Ranbir Kapoor) where someone has to lick another person’s shoe. She thinks this kind of scene is disrespectful and shouldn’t be in movies.

Taking to Twitter, Kangana voiced her concerns, stating, “Paid negativity for my films is overwhelming, I have been fighting hard so far but even audiences are encouraging women beating films where they are treated like sex’ objects and asked to lick shoes, this is deeply discouraging for someone who has been dedicating her life for woman empowerment films, might shift career in coming years, want to give best years of my life to something worthwhile.” Her candid remarks sparked discussions about the treatment of women in films and the industry’s portrayal of such sensitive issues.

Paid negativity for my films is overwhelming, I have been fighting hard so far but even audiences are encouraging women beating films where they are treated like sex objects and asked to lick shoes, this is deeply discouraging for someone who has been dedicating her life for… https://t.co/VExJHxRE3P

— Kangana Ranaut (@KanganaTeam) January 8, 2024

In the movie ‘Animal,’ there’s a scene where Ranbir Kapoor’s character asks Triptii Dimri aka Zoya to prove her love by licking his shoe, which sparked significant controversy. This particular scene faced widespread criticism from figures like Javed Akhtar and numerous critics for its portrayal of demeaning treatment towards women.

Next, Kangana added, “The latest trend of films where women are reduced to mere flower on the wall, violently and disgracefully stripped of their dignity and clothes is beyond appalling. Reminds me of the time when I entered films, vulgar item numbers, quick in and out sleazy and dumb roles against older men were prevalent.” ”

“Many years later fighting for pay parity, trying to encourage female lead films like Gangster, Woh Lamhe, Fashion, Queen, Tanu Weds Manu, Manikarnika, Thalaivii, Tejas I ruffled many feathers along the way. Went against big production houses like YRF and Dharma. Said no to big heroes like Akshay Kumar, Salman Khan, Ranbir Kapoor. Not because I had anything personal against them, all for the cause of woman empowerment and today looking at the condition of women in films my heart sinks… is film industry only to blame for this? Audiences have no participation in this steep regression of women in films?” she added.

Is Kangana Joining Politics?

When a follower speculated if Kangana’s career shift indicated her intent to contest the General Elections in 2024, she clarified that it wasn’t the case. Kangana responded, urging not to overthink, and mentioned her venture into the restaurant business. “No no please don’t overthink. I am venturing in to restaurant business as well…. Politics is not a business it’s lokseva (public service).”