26th March,2024, Mumbai: Kangana Ranaut, a Mandi, Himachal Pradesh native running for the Lok Sabha seat on a BJP ticket, caused a stir in 2020 when she referred to Urmila Matondkar as “a soft porn star.” Kangana, who on Monday attacked a disparaging post made by a Congress lawmaker against her, had made a contentious remark about Urmila in a previous interview with Times Now.
In 2020, what Kangana Ranaut said Urmila Matondkar
“I witnessed one extremely disparaging interview that Urmila Matondkar gave. The way she was speaking of me, pulling faces, making fun of my hardships, and criticising me for attempting to curry favour with the BJP in exchange for a ticket. It doesn’t take a genius to figure out that, in my experience, obtaining a ticket is not particularly difficult. Soft porn star Urmila. Since her acting is undoubtedly not her forte, what else is she well-known for? For properly handling soft porn. Why wouldn’t I receive a ticket if she could? September 2020, Kangana Ranaut made a statement.
What Urmila stated in an interview regarding Kangana
In the 2019 Lok Sabha election, Urmila entered politics as a Congress candidate running in the Mumbai North seat. After a brief tenure in Congress, she resigned and joined Shiv Sena in 2020.
In a 2020 address in Parliament, senior star Jaya Bachchan expressed her disapproval of the film business as a whole and Urmila took a hard line at Kangana for insulting her.
Even before Kangana was born, Jaya ji worked in the motion picture business. Here, we are discussing Jaya Bachchan, a woman who has achieved her own status as an icon. What aspect of Indian culture encourages you to act aggressively towards others? In 2020, Urmila told NDTV.
Responses to Kangana’s mild jab at pornography
Bollywood stars spoke out in favour of Urmila following Kangana’s disparaging remark about her. In 2020, actor Swara Bhasker expressed her gratitude for Urmila via Twitter. “Dear @UrmilaMatondkar ji, I have been amazed by your acting prowess and exquisite dance as I recall your amazing performances in a number of films, including Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya, Chamatkar, Rangeela, Judaai, Daud, Satya, Bhoot, Kaun, Jungle, and Ek Hasina Thi. Love you,” she penned.
“Just felt like saying this to one of the most beautiful, elegant, evocative, expressive actresses ever,” tweeted filmmaker Anubhav Sinha. Love and best wishes to @UrmilaMatondkar.
Farah Khan Ali, a jewellery designer and the sister of Hrithik Roshan’s ex-wife Sussanne Khan, wrote: “Class does not rave and rant.” It is evident… Hema Malini, Urmila Matondkar, Jaya Bachchan, Taapsee Pannu, Sonu Sood, and Swara Bhasker. You guys are really brilliant.
-Sapna Meena