Anurag Kashyap posts old clip of Kangana Ranaut defending him, says 'she stood by me, am not her enemy'

Tribune Web Desk
Chandigarh, July 24

Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap has posted an old clip of actor Kangana Ranaut supporting him after his film, Bombay Velvet, failed on the box office.

He revealed that he was “not her enemy” and that she has always supported him.

In the clip, Kangana can be seen talking to late actor Irrfan Khan. She reveals the one thing she would like to change about Bollywood.

“I have to give an example of the latest release, Bombay Velvet. It’s my friend’s movie and it didn’t do well. I have seen this happen a lot. How everyone became so venomous and so evil. It is heartbreaking to the extent that you feel you want to leave this place. I don’t understand how critics and people get so personal,” she said.

Kangana claims that such comments “can seriously scar” people and defends Anurag, saying that he intended to make an honest film.

“I can say one thing. His intention was to make a sincere film for you all. It doesn’t always happen. Sabhi chuk jaate hai, hum bhi chuk jayenge kabhi (Everyone misses the mark, we will also miss the mark at some point). But I want to know what is so frustrating that everyone is just out to kill one person. This is one thing I would like to change about our industry – they get too personal with comments, gossip and reviews,” she sid.

Sharing the video on Twitter, one user had written: “This is how #KanganaRanaut defended you @anuragkashyap72 after Bombay Velvet’s failure. But you were digging her 9-10 year old videos to prove her wrong.”

Anurag retweeted the video and said: “Absolutely she did . She always stood by me . I am not her enemy . You all are . The people who are using her are.”

Absolutely she did . She always stood by me . I am not her enemy . You all are . The people who are using her are . https://t.co/SsM4tsUbEs

— Anurag Kashyap (@anuragkashyap72) July 23, 2020

Anurag and Kangana have been involved in a war of words after he was critical of her recent interview.

He shared an old video of hers after the release of Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi and said that though she used to be a close friend of his, he does not recognise this new version of her who allegedly abuses her directors and shortens her co-stars’ roles.

Kangana’s team slammed Anurag, calling him a ‘mini Mahesh Bhatt’. “Here is mini Mahesh Bhatt telling Kangana she is all alone and surrounded by fake people who are using her, anti nationals, urban naxals the way they protect terrorists now protecting movie mafia,” her team wrote on Twitter.