Veteran actor and talk show host, Simi Garewal was one of the celebrities who attended Kangana Ranaut’s ‘Thalaivii’s’ special screening in Mumbai. The actor was all praise for the actor’s performance as the former actor and politician Jayalalithaa. However, before praising her work in the film, Simi mentioned how she did not support Kangana’s “radical comments”.
Simi tweeted, “Altho I do not support #KanganaRanaut’s radical comments..I do support her acting talent. In #Thailavii she gives it her heart & soul! Jaya-ji wanted Aishwarya t play her..my hunch is JJ wud hv approved of Kangana’s portrayal. As for @thearvindswamy he is MGR reincarnate.”
The tweet did not go down well with a fan of Ranaut’s, who questioned why other actors are not associated with such sentences. Taking examples of actors like Salman Khan and Sanjay Dutt, the fan wrote, “Why special phrases for Kangana?” The tweet grabbed Ranaut’s attention and she went on to share a screenshot of the tweet on her Instagram story and tagged herself “a nationalist”. She wrote, “Because Kangana is a nationalist”.
Later, when a fan questioned Simi on her tweet, she replied, “I don’t hate #KanganaRanaut at all!! We’ve been friends for years. She has never harmed me. We’ve dined at each others’ homes. We’ve always shared a good vibes. But not the same views.”
Meanwhile, ’Thalaivii’ is performing well at the theatres and Kangana seems to be basking in its success. She wrote, “Great time for content makers. Even before the release, we recovered the cost and after that all is bonus. Meanwhile, multiplexes can sulk and behave like big bullies and wait for the day they have to pay to get exclusive content like everyone else.”
In another Instagram story, she called out “movie mafia and fake feminists” for not appreciating the film that has had the "courage to deliver in the face of pandemic.” On the work front, Kangana has ‘Tejas’ and ‘Dhakaad’ up next for release.
