Kangana Ranaut’s Gen Z U-Turn: Actress-MP wishes youth on Friendship Day after facing backlash over 'Generation Gutter' remark

Kangana Ranaut has been making headlines for her comments on Gen Z following the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP)-led protests in India. After making rather offensive remarks about Gen Z in the past week, Kangana on Sunday made a U-turn and wished them on Friendship Day.

On Sunday, Kangana took to Instagram Stories to share a recent interaction with two Gen Z girls at a gym. She wrote, "Today in the gym I met 2 Gen-Z girls who I know, they asked me Kangana Didi we are born in digital age and yes social media, Instagram, dating apps, AI and all are a way of life for us, most of us are using them and some of us can’t live differently now, everyone wants the freedom to live their life the way they want."

She added, "I told curious young women that yes you are free to live your life as long as you don’t throw others' children off the cliff, or cut them into many pieces. Since there are too many cases where liberal way of life and conservative way of life are clashing and too many children are getting killed for no fault of theirs, and it’s a big concern for us, they agreed that freedom needs accountability. Happy Friendship Day to my Gen-z friends. Peace out."

‘Generation Gutter’ remark that sparked controversy

Last week as the CJP-led protest came to an end, Kangana shared multiple posts criticising the language used by some protesters during the demonstrations over the alleged NEET-UG paper leak and other examination irregularities. The protest led to the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.

One of her posts, in which she referred to young Hindu women as "Generation Gutter", sparked widespread backlash.

She wrote, "Never in my life have I seen so much ugliness in one place. These reels from GenZ protests are puke inducing, the way they speak and the kind of language they are using, never in my life I have seen everything in every frame so jarring and so crass all at ones, ewwww who is birthing and raising them?"

She went on to target young women who participated in the demonstrations, calling them “ugly and corrupt”. "Here is a new generation of so-called westernised Indian women. I call them Generation gutter," she said. She further added that some women protesters were "so ugly and corrupt that they can't be homemakers either".

She added, “Women who are truly independent make rebellious choices, bold opinions, unconventional career moves, and they take accountability for their actions. They have to cos they are on their own. They don't do this at the cost of their parents or families.”

Kangana’s comments drew heavy backlash on social media. Sonu Sood also called her out, terming the remarks as ‘very shameful’.