Sonam Kapoor: Both Karan and Kangana are right in their own way
| Mar 14, 2017, 19:56 IST
A lot has been said and written about the very public Karan Johar and Kangana Ranaut feud. It was during her maiden 'Koffee With Karan' appearance that Kangana called Karan the flagbearer of nepotism, to which Karan said that he was tired of Kangana playing the victim card.
Sonam Kapoor recently in an interview with NDTV was asked about her views on this public spat between Kangana and Karan. Sonam replied, "I said it was very entertaining. Every morning I wake up and it's great bathroom reading. It's mudslinging of the worst kind. I don't know Kangana. I know Karan very well. I find Kangana very entertaining and that's about it. I don't want to comment on something that looks opportunistic, honestly. And I believe you are a feminist when you build other people up, especially other women. All I can say is that I respect the choices that she has made in her career till now. I made a decision when I was very young after my second or first Koffee With Karan - it was that I would not do mudslinging when other actors and actresses are concerned because I would not do it for TRP's, I would not do it for a channel and I felt if I have to give an opinion or be opinionated, it would have to be for something that is relevant and I don't think dragging someone down or criticizing someone or having this public spat - I find it very distasteful. You can set examples without washing your dirty linen in public."
Talking about her equation with both Aanand L Rai and Karan Johar, Sonam said, "I'm very close to Aanand Rai and I'm very close to Swara Bhaskar and very close to Karan. These 3 people, I know are very idealistic and ethical human beings. Aanand L. Rai made a Raanjhanaa with me. He's also made Tanu Manu 1 and 2 with Kangana and if anything, his female protagonists are very strong. Swara Bhaskar is one of my closest friends and Karan has only taken me in one movie - I Hate Luv Storys, 9 years back and if he really was someone who was a flagbearer of nepotism, I'm sure he wouldn't have launched 12 directors. So, both of them are right in their own way. I just find this argument, something that I feel like, I don't want to be a part of and I don't want to comment on. I don't see anything that is worth commenting on."
Sonam Kapoor recently in an interview with NDTV was asked about her views on this public spat between Kangana and Karan. Sonam replied, "I said it was very entertaining. Every morning I wake up and it's great bathroom reading. It's mudslinging of the worst kind. I don't know Kangana. I know Karan very well. I find Kangana very entertaining and that's about it. I don't want to comment on something that looks opportunistic, honestly. And I believe you are a feminist when you build other people up, especially other women. All I can say is that I respect the choices that she has made in her career till now. I made a decision when I was very young after my second or first Koffee With Karan - it was that I would not do mudslinging when other actors and actresses are concerned because I would not do it for TRP's, I would not do it for a channel and I felt if I have to give an opinion or be opinionated, it would have to be for something that is relevant and I don't think dragging someone down or criticizing someone or having this public spat - I find it very distasteful. You can set examples without washing your dirty linen in public."
Talking about her equation with both Aanand L Rai and Karan Johar, Sonam said, "I'm very close to Aanand Rai and I'm very close to Swara Bhaskar and very close to Karan. These 3 people, I know are very idealistic and ethical human beings. Aanand L. Rai made a Raanjhanaa with me. He's also made Tanu Manu 1 and 2 with Kangana and if anything, his female protagonists are very strong. Swara Bhaskar is one of my closest friends and Karan has only taken me in one movie - I Hate Luv Storys, 9 years back and if he really was someone who was a flagbearer of nepotism, I'm sure he wouldn't have launched 12 directors. So, both of them are right in their own way. I just find this argument, something that I feel like, I don't want to be a part of and I don't want to comment on. I don't see anything that is worth commenting on."