‘Padmavati’ row: Here’s why Kangana Ranaut is not keen on signing the petition

Kangana Ranaut is on the actress who supported film ‘Padmavati’ and Deepika Padukone. But she is not entirely convinced to sign the petition. The actress said she does not want to be a part of so called feminist movement called Deepika bachao.


Bollywood actress Shabana Azmi had taken the initiative for the petition, requesting PM Narendra Modi for Deepika Padukone’s protection. Bollywood actresses Hema Malini, Priyanka Chopra, Alia Bhatt and several other actresses have rallied behind Deepika and signed the petition after she received death threats. But Kangana is not keen to sign the petition. The National award-winning actor got a host of female stars to sign the petition but the one name missing is of Kangana Ranaut, also Deepika’s arch-rival.


The ‘Queen’ actress is currently shooting for her next ‘Manikarnika: Queen of Jhansi’, this is what she had to say about not signing the petition, “I was filming ‘Manikarnika’ in Jodhpur, got a call from my dear friend Anushka Sharma to sign the petition written by Ms Shabana Azmi, I explained to Anushka that Deepika Padukone has all my support but I am a bit wary of Shabana Azmi’s investment in left wing vs right wing politics. I have my own set of ideas and opinions about the current situation in our country, I am on the fence about many things and being a part of a feminist movement called ‘Deepika bachao’ lead by someone who character assassinated me when I was bullied, seems to be one of them. Anushka understood but I am glad they reached out to me, like I said Deepika has all my support I am an individual perfectly capable of supporting who I like without anyone’s support.”


Apparently it all began in 2014, when Deepika dedicated her success for ‘Happy New Year’ to Kangana rabaut, whose hit film ‘Queen’ had released the same year. When asked for Kangana’s reaction on Deepika’s gesture, the actor said she would have preferred had her contemporary praised her performance than doing the same on a stage.



Both Deepika Padukone and Kangana Ranaut have maintained their silence on their equation with each other.