Kangana Ranaut won't do item songs, calls them 'obscene, sexist, toxic' and more!
Kangana Ranaut
The leading actress of Bollywood is a proven feminist, one who has on several occasions spoken against prejudices that women have to face
“Queen” actress Kangana Ranaut has a knack for staying in news -- recently, for slamming the idea behind 'item songs'.
The actress who recently celebrated her 31st birthday by planting saplings in her heavenly abode in Manali told a leading daily about her thoughts on item songs and why she doesn’t want to do them. She said, “Well... I don’t do item numbers because there is nothing to be done in them. They are... they are obscene, they are at times unfair, most of them are sexist. What is there to be done in them? I personally feel they should be banned. I can’t be a part of something which is so toxic for us, our society, our children. If tomorrow, you have a daughter, I have a daughter, would I want her to be called those names, objectified like that? I mean, there are children out there, we need to take responsibility for them."
She continued to talk about growing up in Bollywood, maturing with films and her learning experience. She said, “As an individual. There is an exceptional arc that I have acquired as a person who is skilled in their craft, but there is always room to learn the craft more, whether it is acting or the subtleties of storytelling or writing. But what I have gained as a person is extraordinary. I think my life has shaped me into an individual who is extraordinary, can be better, but who definitely has got... you know... The way I am as a person is a lot better than I am as an actor.”
Recently, pictures of her performing puja at her Manali mansion came out and they are drool-worthy!
Kangana Ranaut will next be seen with Rajkummar Rao in "Mental Hai Kya"and her home production "Manikarnika: Queen of Jhansi".