<p>Kangana Ranaut&#39;s latest photo from the sets of <em>Manikarnika: The Queen Of Jhansi</em>&nbsp;has just made us more impatient. Dressed in white and gold, Ranaut looks like a regal warrior princess.&nbsp;<br />
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The actress is currently shooting for the film in Jaipur. The photo appears to have been clicked on the sets of the film and was shared by one of Ranaut&#39;s fan clubs on Instagram.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Very very happy <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HaryanaDay?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HaryanaDay</a>.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/KanganaRanaut?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#KanganaRanaut</a> spotted in Jaipur while she was shooting for <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Manikarnika?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Manikarnika</a> - The Queen of Jhansi! <a href="https://t.co/Huhi2OWXe7">pic.twitter.com/Huhi2OWXe7</a></p>
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<p>The actress has been undergoing training to play Rani Jhansi for quite some time now. She had recently got injured while filming a sword fight sequence and received 15 stitches on her forehead.<br />
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Directed by K Vijayendra Prasad, who has written films like Bajrangi Bhaijaan and Baahubali series, the film is a biopic on the princess who died fighting the British army. <em>Manikarnika: The Queen Of Jhansi</em> also stars television actress Ankita Lokhande and <em>Masaan</em> actress Shweta Tripathi. It is scheduled to release in April 2018.</p>

<p>Earlier, a sketch of the actress dressed in her character had done the rounds of the internet.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

<p>Kangana Ranaut&#39;s last release <em>Simran</em>&nbsp;won critical appreciation but did not work at the Box Office.&nbsp;<br />
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A photo rom the sets of Manikarni has been doing the rounds of the internet which has Kangana dressed like the warrior princess.

Kangana Ranaut's latest photo from the sets of Manikarnika: The Queen Of Jhansi has just made us more impatient. Dressed in white and gold, Ranaut looks like a regal warrior princess. The actress is currently shooting for the film in Jaipur. The photo appears to have been clicked on the sets of the film and was shared by one of Ranaut's fan clubs on Instagram. #kanganaranaut #manikarnika A post shared by My Life Kangna (@mylifekangna) on Oct 31, 2017 at 1:29am PDT × Very very happy #HaryanaDay.#KanganaRanaut spotted in Jaipur while she was shooting for #Manikarnika - The Queen of Jhansi! pic.twitter.com/Huhi2OWXe7 — Kangana Ranaut (@KanganaTheQueen) November 1, 2017 × The actress has been undergoing training to play Rani Jhansi for quite some time now. She had recently got injured while filming a sword fight sequence and received 15 stitches on her forehead. Directed by K Vijayendra Prasad, who has written films like Bajrangi Bhaijaan and Baahubali series, the film is a biopic on the princess who died fighting the British army. Manikarnika: The Queen Of Jhansi also stars television actress Ankita Lokhande and Masaan actress Shweta Tripathi. It is scheduled to release in April 2018. Earlier, a sketch of the actress dressed in her character had done the rounds of the internet. Kangana Ranaut's last release Simran won critical appreciation but did not work at the Box Office.

Kangana Ranaut's look as Rani Laxmibai from the sets of Manikarnika has piqued our curiosity

<p>Looks like filmmaker Karan Johar isn&#39;t done discussing the nepotism topic yet. At a promotional event of his upcoming film <em>Ittefaq</em>, the director once again brought up the topic and even took jibes at himself,&nbsp;Akshaye Khanna and Sonakshi Sinha.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Johar said that the film industry was willing to make space for all kinds of people. &quot;On the platform, today, there are two non-nepotistic people - Shah Rukh Khan and Sidharth Malhotra and rest of us - Sonakshi Sinha, daughter of veteran actor Shatrughan Sinha, Akshaye Khanna, son of late actor Vinod Khanna, Abhay Chopra and Kapil Chopra, sons of late filmmaker Ravi Chopra, are the brand ambassador of nepotism. As we stand together, it speaks a volume about how worth they are equally, efficiently and correctly,&quot; a news agency quoted him as saying.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The event also saw Shah Rukh Khan in attendance, who has co-produced the film. When the superstar was asked about his opinion on nepotism, the actor played it safe and said, &quot;I don&#39;t understand this discussion (on nepotism). When I hear the word &#39;nepotism&#39;, I feel the other person is talking about Napoleon. Even though I know enough English, still I don&#39;t understand it and the discussion. Whether I agree or disagree -- I don&#39;t even understand it so how can I have an opinion?&quot;</p>

<p>Johar was accused by actress Kangana Ranaut of being a flagbearer of nepotism in the film industry during one of the episodes of <em>Koffee With Karan</em>. Not only did the statement raised many eyebrows. At the IIFA a few months back, the filmmaker along with Varun Dhawan and Saif Ali Khan had made jokes around Ranaut&#39;s comment and even chanted &#39;Nepotism Rocks&#39; while hosting a segment at the award ceremony. The act, of course, received a lot of criticism from fans and media alike and later the two actors had issued an apology and the filmmaker expressed regret.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Johar and Khan&#39;s co-production <em>Ittefaq&nbsp;</em>is all set to release in theatres on Friday. The film features Sidharth Malhotra, Sonakshi Sinha and Akshaye Khanna in lead roles.&nbsp;</p>

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Johar was accused by actress Kangana Ranaut of being a flagbearer of nepotism in the film industry during one of the episodes of Koffee With Karan.

Looks like filmmaker Karan Johar isn't done discussing the nepotism topic yet. At a promotional event of his upcoming film Ittefaq, the director once again brought up the topic and even took jibes at himself, Akshaye Khanna and Sonakshi Sinha. Johar said that the film industry was willing to make space for all kinds of people. "On the platform, today, there are two non-nepotistic people - Shah Rukh Khan and Sidharth Malhotra and rest of us - Sonakshi Sinha, daughter of veteran actor Shatrughan Sinha, Akshaye Khanna, son of late actor Vinod Khanna, Abhay Chopra and Kapil Chopra, sons of late filmmaker Ravi Chopra, are the brand ambassador of nepotism. As we stand together, it speaks a volume about how worth they are equally, efficiently and correctly," a news agency quoted him as saying. The event also saw Shah Rukh Khan in attendance, who has co-produced the film. When the superstar was asked about his opinion on nepotism, the actor played it safe and said, "I don't understand this discussion (on nepotism). When I hear the word 'nepotism', I feel the other person is talking about Napoleon. Even though I know enough English, still I don't understand it and the discussion. Whether I agree or disagree -- I don't even understand it so how can I have an opinion?" Johar was accused by actress Kangana Ranaut of being a flagbearer of nepotism in the film industry during one of the episodes of Koffee With Karan. Not only did the statement raised many eyebrows. At the IIFA a few months back, the filmmaker along with Varun Dhawan and Saif Ali Khan had made jokes around Ranaut's comment and even chanted 'Nepotism Rocks' while hosting a segment at the award ceremony. The act, of course, received a lot of criticism from fans and media alike and later the two actors had issued an apology and the filmmaker expressed regret. Johar and Khan's co-production Ittefaq is all set to release in theatres on Friday. The film features Sidharth Malhotra, Sonakshi Sinha and Akshaye Khanna in lead roles.

Karan Johar calls himself brand 'ambassador of nepotism'

<p>With Bollywood divided over the Hrithik Roshan vs Kangana Ranaut feud, Farhan Akhtar on Sunday spoke&nbsp;on the issue of fair treatment of both sexes by the society and media.&nbsp;</p>

<p>In a lengthy post on Facebook, Farhan speaks about stereotyping&nbsp;by society and said Kangana&#39;s story was being taken at face value because she was a woman.</p>

<p>For those joining the Kangana&nbsp;camp, he wrote:&nbsp;&quot;They&#39;ve accepted her story at face value. Isn&#39;t this discriminating against the other party? For a moment, let&#39;s put aside emotion, prejudice, biases, our understandably protective instincts and look at the facts as they exist today.&quot;</p>

<p>He spoke about the loss of e-mails that&nbsp;Kangana denied sending Hrithik or the photoshopped image that went viral that Kangana claimed was from the time they were dating.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Explaining himself, he wrote:&nbsp;&quot;The reason I felt the need to say this is that it is apparent that some people have already jumped to conclusions while some are deriving some sort of voyeuristic pleasure by encouraging the woman to carry on speaking. This is being done without a seconds pause to consider the effect her words will have on the person, his family or his children. As great as all of it may be for TRP, it&#39;s in terrible taste,&quot;</p>

<p><em>Read his entire post:&nbsp;</em></p>

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<p>Farhan&#39;s Facebook post comes after Hrithik Roshan released a statement, talking publicly about the issue for the first time. He said that he had been &quot;harassed for four years&quot;.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Hrithik&#39;s 29-page complaint&nbsp;went viral on social media:</p>

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Farhan wrote a lengthy post about the Hrithik-Kangana alleged affair controversy on Sunday

With Bollywood divided over the Hrithik Roshan vs Kangana Ranaut feud, Farhan Akhtar on Sunday spoke on the issue of fair treatment of both sexes by the society and media. In a lengthy post on Facebook, Farhan speaks about stereotyping by society and said Kangana's story was being taken at face value because she was a woman. For those joining the Kangana camp, he wrote: "They've accepted her story at face value. Isn't this discriminating against the other party? For a moment, let's put aside emotion, prejudice, biases, our understandably protective instincts and look at the facts as they exist today." He spoke about the loss of e-mails that Kangana denied sending Hrithik or the photoshopped image that went viral that Kangana claimed was from the time they were dating. Explaining himself, he wrote: "The reason I felt the need to say this is that it is apparent that some people have already jumped to conclusions while some are deriving some sort of voyeuristic pleasure by encouraging the woman to carry on speaking. This is being done without a seconds pause to consider the effect her words will have on the person, his family or his children. As great as all of it may be for TRP, it's in terrible taste," Read his entire post: Farhan's Facebook post comes after Hrithik Roshan released a statement, talking publicly about the issue for the first time. He said that he had been "harassed for four years". Hrithik's 29-page complaint went viral on social media: pic.twitter.com/TTPkqwMBqn — Hrithik Roshan (@iHrithik) October 5, 2017 ×

Kangana's accusations in 'terrible taste': Farhan Akhtar defends Hrithik Roshan

<p>When it&#39;s <a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/kangana-speaks-out-and-makes-headlines-again-19863" target="_blank">Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut</a>, it&#39;s never enough!</p>

<p>The <a href="http://www.wionews.com/life-fun/kangana-ranaut-slams-saif-ali-khans-open-letter-18181" target="_blank">queen of controversies</a> is back in the news for starring in a promotional video with YouTube star group AIB for her <a href="http://www.wionews.com/life-fun/watch-kangana-ranaut-is-ready-to-win-hearts-again-with-simran-18723" target="_blank">upcoming movie &quot;Simran&quot;.</a></p>

<p>In the video, she can be seen dancing and singing to lyrics that take a dig at the most recent remarks that have been thrown her way--nepotism remarks aimed at Bollywood director Karan Johar, love hate relationship with Hrithik Roshan, feminism, wage gap between actors and actresses.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The video titled &quot;AIB: The Bollywood Diva Song&quot;&nbsp;feat shows the actress in her most honest style singing to the tune of a popular Bollywood song &quot;Chittiyan Kalaiyan&quot;.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The video shows Kangana as a film heroine, Priya, in the middle of a wedding song. The video is directed by Tanmay Bhatt and has been written by&nbsp;Manaswi Mohata, Anuya Jakatdar, Ayesha Nair and Supriya Joshi.&nbsp;</p>

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The video is part of a promotion for her upcoming movie 'Simran'

When it's Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut, it's never enough! The queen of controversies is back in the news for starring in a promotional video with YouTube star group AIB for her upcoming movie "Simran". In the video, she can be seen dancing and singing to lyrics that take a dig at the most recent remarks that have been thrown her way--nepotism remarks aimed at Bollywood director Karan Johar, love hate relationship with Hrithik Roshan, feminism, wage gap between actors and actresses. The video titled "AIB: The Bollywood Diva Song" feat shows the actress in her most honest style singing to the tune of a popular Bollywood song "Chittiyan Kalaiyan". The video shows Kangana as a film heroine, Priya, in the middle of a wedding song. The video is directed by Tanmay Bhatt and has been written by Manaswi Mohata, Anuya Jakatdar, Ayesha Nair and Supriya Joshi. Watch:

Watch: Kangana's Bollywood diva song in AIB video

<p>Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut has been making headlines ever since her appearance on Rajat Sharma&#39;s Aap ki Adalat show.</p>

<p>On the show, she did what she does best -- speak out. &nbsp;</p>

<p>She named Aditya Pancholi as the man who had beaten her when she had first came to Bollywood. She&#39;s talked about the physical abuse earlier, but has never named the man &quot;as old as her father&quot; who did it.&nbsp;</p>

<p>She talked about how the allegations made by Hrithik Roshan and his father had hurt her. This was after she had called Hrithik an &quot;ex&quot;, and the two ended up filing complaints against each other.&nbsp;</p>

<p>And of course she talked about nepotism, saying Bollywood award shows are rigged.&nbsp;</p>

<p>As for Karan Johar, she said he had given her the biggest flop -- Ungli -- of her career.&nbsp;</p>

<p><em>Watch Kangana on the Aap ki Adalat show:&nbsp;</em></p>

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<p>Large sections of the Twitterati have come out in her support since then.&nbsp;</p>

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From this to today&#39;s fierce honest woman.. she has come a long way. Kudos to Kangna</p>
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<p>While others have disagreed.</p>

<p>The singer Sona Mohapatra, in a Facebook post, wrote &quot;your current run across the airwaves regurgitating personal details of your love life over &amp; over again, washing dirty linen in public &amp; more so as part of a professional PR campaign before your film release is in bad taste&quot;.&nbsp;</p>

<p>&quot;Your success doesn&#39;t need this tabloid trail,&quot; she added.&nbsp;</p>

<p><em>Read Sona Mohapatra&#39;s letter to Kangana:&nbsp;</em></p>

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<p>Kangana&#39;s film Simran is set to hit theatres on September 15.</p>

<p>Pancholi, in the meantime, has threatened to take legal action against Kangana. &nbsp;</p>


Kangana has been making headlines ever since she appeared on Rajat Sharma's Aap ki Adalat show

Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut has been making headlines ever since her appearance on Rajat Sharma's Aap ki Adalat show. On the show, she did what she does best -- speak out. She named Aditya Pancholi as the man who had beaten her when she had first came to Bollywood. She's talked about the physical abuse earlier, but has never named the man "as old as her father" who did it. She talked about how the allegations made by Hrithik Roshan and his father had hurt her. This was after she had called Hrithik an "ex", and the two ended up filing complaints against each other. And of course she talked about nepotism, saying Bollywood award shows are rigged. As for Karan Johar, she said he had given her the biggest flop -- Ungli -- of her career. Watch Kangana on the Aap ki Adalat show: Large sections of the Twitterati have come out in her support since then. I am with # kangna ranaut — Anas Mehmood (@AnasMehmood2607) September 4, 2017 × https://t.co/QpE1nf15is From this to today's fierce honest woman.. she has come a long way. Kudos to Kangna — Pooja (@Pooj_Coorg) September 4, 2017 × While others have disagreed. The singer Sona Mohapatra, in a Facebook post, wrote "your current run across the airwaves regurgitating personal details of your love life over & over again, washing dirty linen in public & more so as part of a professional PR campaign before your film release is in bad taste". "Your success doesn't need this tabloid trail," she added. Read Sona Mohapatra's letter to Kangana: Kangana's film Simran is set to hit theatres on September 15. Pancholi, in the meantime, has threatened to take legal action against Kangana.

Kangana speaks out, and makes headlines again

<p>The trailer of the Kangana Ranaut-starrer&nbsp;&#39;Simran&#39; is out. &nbsp;</p>

<p>The movie is reportedly about a young woman (Ranaut) whose ambition to excel leads her to a world of crime.&nbsp;</p>

<p><em>Watch the trailer here:</em></p>

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<p>The makers of the film also released a poster of the film.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">The indefatigable spirit of <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/KanganaRanaut?src=hash">#KanganaRanaut</a> as Praful Patel in <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Simran?src=hash">#Simran</a>. Our trailer will be out today. Stay tuned! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SimranTrailer?src=hash">#SimranTrailer</a> <a href="https://t.co/ttgPcdgWkU">pic.twitter.com/ttgPcdgWkU</a></p>
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<p>Simran will hit screens on September 15.</p>


Simran is reportedly about a young woman (Ranaut) whose ambition to excel leads her to a world of crime

The trailer of the Kangana Ranaut-starrer 'Simran' is out. The movie is reportedly about a young woman (Ranaut) whose ambition to excel leads her to a world of crime. Watch the trailer here: The makers of the film also released a poster of the film. Here's the new #Simran poster! Trailer out today at 5.30pm IS?. pic.twitter.com/qk3zPyovxA — Hansal Mehta (@mehtahansal) August 8, 2017 × The indefatigable spirit of #KanganaRanaut as Praful Patel in #Simran. Our trailer will be out today. Stay tuned! #SimranTrailer pic.twitter.com/ttgPcdgWkU — Hansal Mehta (@mehtahansal) August 8, 2017 × Simran will hit screens on September 15.

Watch: Trailer of 'Simran', starring Kangana Ranaut

<p>Days after Karan Johar and Saif Ali Khan came under fire for their &ldquo;<a href="http://www.wionews.com/life-fun/kangana-vs-nepotism-rocks-trio-18079">nepotism rocks</a>&rdquo; remark, Saif Ali Khan wrote an <a href="http://www.wionews.com/life-fun/dna-exclusive-saif-ali-khan-writes-open-letter-over-nepotism-rocks-furore-18150">open letter </a>apologising for what he said. The controversy, however, doesn&#39;t &nbsp;end here as Kangana Ranaut has come out with her own open letter slamming the duo&#39;s comments on nepotism in Bollywood.&nbsp;<br />
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&ldquo;This morning, I woke up to one such open letter (circulating online), written by Saif Ali Khan. The last time I was deeply pained and upset about this issue was when Mr Karan Johar wrote a blog on it, and even once declared in an interview that there are many criteria for excelling in film business. Talent is not one of them. I don&#39;t know if he was being misinformed, or simply na&iuml;ve, but to discredit the likes of Mr Dilip Kumar, Mr K Asif, Mr Bimal Roy, Mr Satyajit Ray, Mr Guru Dutt, and many more, whose talent and exceptional abilities have formed the spine of our contemporary film business, is absolutely bizarre.&rdquo; she wrote.&nbsp;<br />
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The actress also commented on Khan&rsquo;s&nbsp;letter.&nbsp;<br />
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&ldquo;My dear friend Saif has written a letter on this topic and I would like to share my perspective&rdquo;, She said.&nbsp;<br />
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&ldquo;Saif, in your letter you mentioned that, &lsquo;I apologised to Kangana, and I don&#39;t owe anyone any explanation, and this issue is over.&rsquo; But this is not my issue alone. Nepotism is a practice where people tend to act upon temperamental human emotions, rather than intellectual tendencies.&rdquo; She said.&nbsp;<br />
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Ranaut even said that if Khan&nbsp;is right about &ldquo;the relationship between genetics and star kids&rdquo; she should have been a farmer.&nbsp;<br />
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&ldquo;Are you implying that artistic skills, hard-work, experience, concentration spans, enthusiasm, eagerness, discipline and love, can be inherited through family genes? If your point was true, I would be a farmer back home. I wonder which gene from my gene-pool gave me the keenness to observe my environment, and the dedication to interpret and pursue my interests&rdquo;.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Read the full letter <a href="http://www.mid-day.com/articles/kangana-ranaut-reply-farmer-comment-saif-ali-khan-karan-johar-varun-dhawan-dig-iifa-awards-2017/18443159">here</a>.&nbsp;<br />
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The actress wrote an open letter in response to Khan's letter slamming his comments on the 'relationship between genetics and star kids'

Days after Karan Johar and Saif Ali Khan came under fire for their “nepotism rocks” remark, Saif Ali Khan wrote an open letter apologising for what he said. The controversy, however, doesn't end here as Kangana Ranaut has come out with her own open letter slamming the duo's comments on nepotism in Bollywood. “This morning, I woke up to one such open letter (circulating online), written by Saif Ali Khan. The last time I was deeply pained and upset about this issue was when Mr Karan Johar wrote a blog on it, and even once declared in an interview that there are many criteria for excelling in film business. Talent is not one of them. I don't know if he was being misinformed, or simply naïve, but to discredit the likes of Mr Dilip Kumar, Mr K Asif, Mr Bimal Roy, Mr Satyajit Ray, Mr Guru Dutt, and many more, whose talent and exceptional abilities have formed the spine of our contemporary film business, is absolutely bizarre.” she wrote. The actress also commented on Khan’s letter. “My dear friend Saif has written a letter on this topic and I would like to share my perspective”, She said. “Saif, in your letter you mentioned that, ‘I apologised to Kangana, and I don't owe anyone any explanation, and this issue is over.’ But this is not my issue alone. Nepotism is a practice where people tend to act upon temperamental human emotions, rather than intellectual tendencies.” She said. Ranaut even said that if Khan is right about “the relationship between genetics and star kids” she should have been a farmer. “Are you implying that artistic skills, hard-work, experience, concentration spans, enthusiasm, eagerness, discipline and love, can be inherited through family genes? If your point was true, I would be a farmer back home. I wonder which gene from my gene-pool gave me the keenness to observe my environment, and the dedication to interpret and pursue my interests”. Read the full letter here.

With one of her own, Kangana replies to Saif's open letter

<p>To whomsoever it may concern,</p>

<p>Over the last few days, a lot has been said and written about the skit on the IIFA stage by Karan Johar, Varun Dhawan and yours truly. Let&rsquo;s first see what happened here. &ldquo;Nepotism Rocks&rdquo; was a joke on stage. It&rsquo;s not something that I wrote or something I believe in. It was a joke on ourselves, between Varun (Dhawan), Karan (Johar) and me. It was not supposed to be a big deal, but I realised at some point, that it might have offended Kangana (Ranaut). I called her and apologised personally. That should be the end of it. Everybody needs to take a chill pill and back off.</p>

<p>However, in today&rsquo;s world, apologies are made through Twitter or though some other social media platform. That, is basically apologising to your fans and the world in general, instead of apologising to the person concerned, because you don&rsquo;t want to lose support. These are the times we live in. We wish each other happy birthday or offer condolences on social media. This is another reason I don&rsquo;t want to be on any social media platform &mdash; it feels fake. As far as the issue of saying something stupid on stage goes, I&rsquo;m sure it&rsquo;s not the first or the last time I&rsquo;m going to say something stupid in an attempt to be funny. And I apologised to Kangana, so I don&rsquo;t owe anybody else an explanation. The issue is over.</p>

<p>What I can&rsquo;t seem to understand are some of the media reactions to this. While most people have been sensible, three reporters from the websites BollywoodLife, The Quint and Elle India, made a point of saying that all I did was use big words like eugenics and genetics. I think it&rsquo;s extremely relevant in a conversation on nepotism, which means family favouritism, to talk about genetics and eugenics. Eugenics means well born and in a movie context, the genes (the DNA we&rsquo;re born with, not the blue trousers we wear) of, let&rsquo;s say Dharmendra&rsquo;s son or Amitabh Bachchan&rsquo;s son or for that matter, Sharmila Tagore&rsquo;s son come into play.</p>

<p>Because people are interested in what their children will be like and whether they will have the genes of their parents, in terms of their talent. If you need another example, then take race horses. We take a derby winner, mate him with the right mate and see if we can create another grand national winner. So, in that sense, this is the relationship between genetics and star kids. Hope that&rsquo;s clear? As for the girl from Elle: I&rsquo;m sorry you found words like eugenics in a conversation about nepotism misplaced. Perhaps if you got your head out of the hemline of the actress of the month and read a book, your vocabulary might improve.</p>

<p>The real flagbearer of nepotism, I&rsquo;d say is the media. Look at how they treat Taimur, Shahid&rsquo;s daughter Misha or even Shah Rukh&rsquo;s son AbRam. They photograph them and hype them up to be the next big thing and the child has no choice. From a young age they have to deal with being celebrities, which they don&rsquo;t really deserve, before they can even speak or talk, leave alone understand what is happening.</p>

<p>So, what is nepotism? I think nepotism means when you give somebody from your family a job that somebody else is better suited for. But, is that what happens in movies? Is that what people mean when they say that there is lot of nepotism in film industry? I think perhaps what Kangana means (and again I&rsquo;m only assuming here) by nepotism is that people from Dharma or Yashraj are against people like her, who have come up the hard way without their support and that they only support their own people. Whether that is true or not I have no idea and it&rsquo;s none of my business.</p>

<p>Nepotism is probably least prevalent in the movie industry and rampant in politics and business. Nepotism in dynastic politics is a well-known and unspoken truth. It&rsquo;s the same in business. But nobody talks about that. Nepotism is Donald Trump putting his daughter in the White House rather than someone who is better qualified. Actors are the soft targets. So if you say star kids have an advantage, of course, they do. It&rsquo;s an advantage created by the press because people are interested in them. There is a curiosity to see Taimur, Sara or Ibrahim. It&rsquo;s supply and demand. People want it, media serves it. So we&rsquo;re all part of the same vicious circle in that sense.</p>

<p>What&rsquo;s at play here are three systems. Aristocracy, the rule of the best, which is what this industry is. Ruled by the best. Also, meritocracy. It is ruled by the people with the most talent and it&rsquo;s also ultimately tempered by democracy, which is people power. Nepotism cannot work in the film industry because it is a democracy. The film industry is the most fair line of work. So yes, maybe I got a chance because of my mother, but that is more genetics than nepotism. It&rsquo;s a genetic investment that the producer was making.</p>

<p>Compared to an outsider, maybe I had a better chance of meeting people, but Akshay is also an outsider. When people saw him, they gave him a chance rather than give me one because they are businessmen who can spot talent. And when a hero walks in, they know. They want to imagine me as a privileged prince and so, it&rsquo;s nice to pull me down once in a while, I imagine. For every star kid, there are many guys and girls from total non-filmi backgrounds. Take Shah Rukh Khan, Sridevi, Madhuri Dixit-Nene, Jackie Shroff... it&rsquo;s an endless list. Everyone knows this is the only industry where a spotboy can become a superstar. And to the idiot who gave the example of Arjun Kapoor for nepotism, I would just like to say that every film he has done, has worked. He should be an inspiration as an unlikely hero, not pulled down for nepotism. And that is the reason he is here. Not because of his father or uncle. It&rsquo;s the audience that makes a film a hit, not the family members, otherwise all kinds of people would be ruling the roost.</p>

<p>Lastly, Johnny Depp once told Kate Moss &mdash; and I have forgotten his advice and I&rsquo;m never going to forget it again &mdash; Never complain and never explain. That&rsquo;s good advice, I think.</p>

<p>Sincerely,</p>

<p>Saif Ali Khan</p>


I apologised to Kangana, so I don?t owe anybody else an explanation, the actor wrote

To whomsoever it may concern, Over the last few days, a lot has been said and written about the skit on the IIFA stage by Karan Johar, Varun Dhawan and yours truly. Let’s first see what happened here. “Nepotism Rocks” was a joke on stage. It’s not something that I wrote or something I believe in. It was a joke on ourselves, between Varun (Dhawan), Karan (Johar) and me. It was not supposed to be a big deal, but I realised at some point, that it might have offended Kangana (Ranaut). I called her and apologised personally. That should be the end of it. Everybody needs to take a chill pill and back off. However, in today’s world, apologies are made through Twitter or though some other social media platform. That, is basically apologising to your fans and the world in general, instead of apologising to the person concerned, because you don’t want to lose support. These are the times we live in. We wish each other happy birthday or offer condolences on social media. This is another reason I don’t want to be on any social media platform — it feels fake. As far as the issue of saying something stupid on stage goes, I’m sure it’s not the first or the last time I’m going to say something stupid in an attempt to be funny. And I apologised to Kangana, so I don’t owe anybody else an explanation. The issue is over. What I can’t seem to understand are some of the media reactions to this. While most people have been sensible, three reporters from the websites BollywoodLife, The Quint and Elle India, made a point of saying that all I did was use big words like eugenics and genetics. I think it’s extremely relevant in a conversation on nepotism, which means family favouritism, to talk about genetics and eugenics. Eugenics means well born and in a movie context, the genes (the DNA we’re born with, not the blue trousers we wear) of, let’s say Dharmendra’s son or Amitabh Bachchan’s son or for that matter, Sharmila Tagore’s son come into play. Because people are interested in what their children will be like and whether they will have the genes of their parents, in terms of their talent. If you need another example, then take race horses. We take a derby winner, mate him with the right mate and see if we can create another grand national winner. So, in that sense, this is the relationship between genetics and star kids. Hope that’s clear? As for the girl from Elle: I’m sorry you found words like eugenics in a conversation about nepotism misplaced. Perhaps if you got your head out of the hemline of the actress of the month and read a book, your vocabulary might improve. The real flagbearer of nepotism, I’d say is the media. Look at how they treat Taimur, Shahid’s daughter Misha or even Shah Rukh’s son AbRam. They photograph them and hype them up to be the next big thing and the child has no choice. From a young age they have to deal with being celebrities, which they don’t really deserve, before they can even speak or talk, leave alone understand what is happening. So, what is nepotism? I think nepotism means when you give somebody from your family a job that somebody else is better suited for. But, is that what happens in movies? Is that what people mean when they say that there is lot of nepotism in film industry? I think perhaps what Kangana means (and again I’m only assuming here) by nepotism is that people from Dharma or Yashraj are against people like her, who have come up the hard way without their support and that they only support their own people. Whether that is true or not I have no idea and it’s none of my business. Nepotism is probably least prevalent in the movie industry and rampant in politics and business. Nepotism in dynastic politics is a well-known and unspoken truth. It’s the same in business. But nobody talks about that. Nepotism is Donald Trump putting his daughter in the White House rather than someone who is better qualified. Actors are the soft targets. So if you say star kids have an advantage, of course, they do. It’s an advantage created by the press because people are interested in them. There is a curiosity to see Taimur, Sara or Ibrahim. It’s supply and demand. People want it, media serves it. So we’re all part of the same vicious circle in that sense. What’s at play here are three systems. Aristocracy, the rule of the best, which is what this industry is. Ruled by the best. Also, meritocracy. It is ruled by the people with the most talent and it’s also ultimately tempered by democracy, which is people power. Nepotism cannot work in the film industry because it is a democracy. The film industry is the most fair line of work. So yes, maybe I got a chance because of my mother, but that is more genetics than nepotism. It’s a genetic investment that the producer was making. Compared to an outsider, maybe I had a better chance of meeting people, but Akshay is also an outsider. When people saw him, they gave him a chance rather than give me one because they are businessmen who can spot talent. And when a hero walks in, they know. They want to imagine me as a privileged prince and so, it’s nice to pull me down once in a while, I imagine. For every star kid, there are many guys and girls from total non-filmi backgrounds. Take Shah Rukh Khan, Sridevi, Madhuri Dixit-Nene, Jackie Shroff... it’s an endless list. Everyone knows this is the only industry where a spotboy can become a superstar. And to the idiot who gave the example of Arjun Kapoor for nepotism, I would just like to say that every film he has done, has worked. He should be an inspiration as an unlikely hero, not pulled down for nepotism. And that is the reason he is here. Not because of his father or uncle. It’s the audience that makes a film a hit, not the family members, otherwise all kinds of people would be ruling the roost. Lastly, Johnny Depp once told Kate Moss — and I have forgotten his advice and I’m never going to forget it again — Never complain and never explain. That’s good advice, I think. Sincerely, Saif Ali Khan

DNA Exclusive: Saif Ali Khan writes open letter over 'Nepotism rocks' furore

<p>Karan Johar, Varun Dhawan and Saif Ali Khan have&nbsp;apologised for their &quot;nepotism rocks&quot; remark at the IIFA award ceremony in New York. The trio was panned on social media for taking a dig at Bollywood star&nbsp;Kangana Ranaut openly at the award ceremony.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Kangana Ranaut had called Karan Johar&nbsp;&quot;flag bearer of nepotism&quot; after she featured in the director&#39;s TV show&nbsp;&#39;Coffee with Karan&#39;.&nbsp;Although&nbsp;Karan did not react to the remark&nbsp;on the show, later in an interview said&nbsp;Kangana should leave Bollywood if she had so many problems.&nbsp;</p>

<p>At the IIFA award ceremony, Saif Ali Khan addressed actor&nbsp;Varun Dhawan and said,&quot;You are here because of your Papa!&quot; To that Varun replied that &quot;And you&#39;re here because of your Mummy.&quot;</p>

<p>Karan Johar joined the duo and said &quot;I am here because of my Papa.&quot; Then all three of them shouted &quot;Nepotism Rocks&quot; together.&nbsp;Linking the nepotism remark&nbsp;with Karan&#39;s previous encounter with Kangana, actor Varun Dhawan said, &quot;There was a song in your film <em>Bole </em> <em>choodiyan</em> <em>, bole kangana</em>..&quot; Karan after this said&nbsp;&quot;Kangana <em>naa hi bole </em><em>toh</em><em> </em><em>achha</em><em> hai </em>Kangana <em>bahut</em><em> bolti hai</em>. (It&rsquo;s better Kangana doesn&rsquo;t say anything, she talks a lot).</p>

<p>The &quot;nepotism rocks&quot; remark created a huge social media storm. The three Bollywood biggies decided to&nbsp;apologise three days&nbsp;after the incident. &nbsp;</p>

<p>Actor Varun Dhawan posted his apology on Twitter, Karan Johar and Saif Ali Khan&nbsp;expressed their regret over the nepotism remark to various TV channels.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>Karan Johar told a TV channel:&nbsp;&quot;Of course I don&#39;t believe that &#39;nepotism rocks&#39;. Of course, I believe that only talent rocks. If anything that rocks, it&#39;s your talent, hard work and conviction. It&#39;s the energy you bring to your job. What we said was meant to be a joke, which I think has been misplaced, misunderstood and I think it went wrong. I regret it.&quot;</p>

<p>While Saif Ali Khan defensively came out to say, &quot;It was just a joke and nothing more to be read into. But now I feel had we given it more thought, we could&rsquo;ve really finished this ongoing public discourse on nepotism more decisively.&rdquo;</p>

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Karan, Saif and Varun were blasted on social media for jokingly declaring 'nepotism rocks' at the IIFA ceremony in New York.

Karan Johar, Varun Dhawan and Saif Ali Khan have apologised for their "nepotism rocks" remark at the IIFA award ceremony in New York. The trio was panned on social media for taking a dig at Bollywood star Kangana Ranaut openly at the award ceremony. Kangana Ranaut had called Karan Johar "flag bearer of nepotism" after she featured in the director's TV show 'Coffee with Karan'. Although Karan did not react to the remark on the show, later in an interview said Kangana should leave Bollywood if she had so many problems. At the IIFA award ceremony, Saif Ali Khan addressed actor Varun Dhawan and said,"You are here because of your Papa!" To that Varun replied that "And you're here because of your Mummy." Karan Johar joined the duo and said "I am here because of my Papa." Then all three of them shouted "Nepotism Rocks" together. Linking the nepotism remark with Karan's previous encounter with Kangana, actor Varun Dhawan said, "There was a song in your film Bole choodiyan , bole kangana.." Karan after this said "Kangana naa hi bole toh achha hai Kangana bahut bolti hai. (It’s better Kangana doesn’t say anything, she talks a lot). The "nepotism rocks" remark created a huge social media storm. The three Bollywood biggies decided to apologise three days after the incident. Actor Varun Dhawan posted his apology on Twitter, Karan Johar and Saif Ali Khan expressed their regret over the nepotism remark to various TV channels. I express my apology and regret .. I am extremely sorry if I have offended or hurt anyone with that act.. — Varun Dhawan (@Varun_dvn) July 18, 2017 × Karan Johar told a TV channel: "Of course I don't believe that 'nepotism rocks'. Of course, I believe that only talent rocks. If anything that rocks, it's your talent, hard work and conviction. It's the energy you bring to your job. What we said was meant to be a joke, which I think has been misplaced, misunderstood and I think it went wrong. I regret it." While Saif Ali Khan defensively came out to say, "It was just a joke and nothing more to be read into. But now I feel had we given it more thought, we could’ve really finished this ongoing public discourse on nepotism more decisively.”

Karan Johar's 'nepotism rocks' defence: 'I believe that only talent rocks'

<p>Television actress Kritika Chaudhary was found dead at her residence in Maharashtra hill station Amboli on Monday afternoon.</p>

<p>Her body was recovered by the police after getting a complaint of foul&nbsp;smell from neighbours.</p>

<p>Her death appears to be an accident but media reports quoted police as saying that they suspect a murder case.</p>

<p>Media reports state that police initially registered an Accidental Death Report but found out during investigation&nbsp;that Kritika was murdered by an unidentified person.</p>

<p>Kritika made her screen debut with Balaji Telefilm&#39;s daily soap, &quot;Parichay&quot;. She also co-starred with Kangana Ranaut in the Bollywood film &quot;Rajjo&quot;.</p>

<p>Originally from Haridwar, Kritika came to Mumbai a few years ago to become a top model and an actress. After some struggle and some minor modelling projects, she got her first break with &quot;Parichay&quot;.&nbsp;</p>

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Her neighbours had complained of a foul smell

Television actress Kritika Chaudhary was found dead at her residence in Maharashtra hill station Amboli on Monday afternoon. Her body was recovered by the police after getting a complaint of foul smell from neighbours. Her death appears to be an accident but media reports quoted police as saying that they suspect a murder case. Media reports state that police initially registered an Accidental Death Report but found out during investigation that Kritika was murdered by an unidentified person. Kritika made her screen debut with Balaji Telefilm's daily soap, "Parichay". She also co-starred with Kangana Ranaut in the Bollywood film "Rajjo". Originally from Haridwar, Kritika came to Mumbai a few years ago to become a top model and an actress. After some struggle and some minor modelling projects, she got her first break with "Parichay". Kritika made her screen debut with 'Parichay'. (Facebook) × (WION)

'Parichay' actress Kritika Chaudhary's decomposed body found at her home

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