Kangana Ranaut Praises Javed Akhtar, List Of Her Other Foes-Turned-Friends

Bollywood actor Kangana Ranaut is known for her movie choices as well as her powerful performances. The actor is also very much active on social media and never fails to share her opinions, no matter how controversial. 

kangana ranaut praises javed akhtar list of her other foes turned friends

No matter how you feel about her, you can’t ignore Kangana Ranaut. At this point, the actor is as famous for her controversies as she is for her films. She often finds herself in the centre of controversies as a result of her famous tweets/remarks about fellow actors in the Bollywood industry.

There is no denying that she is a powerhouse of talent and has a big following despite all her off-screen shenanigans. But her personal tiff with other personalities doesn't always last forever. Here is a list of all of Kangana Ranaut’s foes-turned-friends:

Javed Akhtar

The actor expressed her appreciation for Javed Akhtar's reminder to Pakistan that India would never forget the terrorist attacks on 26/11. Sharing a video of his interview, she wrote, "Jab main Javed saab ki poetry sunti hoon toh lagta tha yeh kaise Maa Saraswati ji ki in pe itni kripa hai, lekin dekho kuch toh sachchai hoti hai insaan mein tabhi toh khudai hoti hai unke saath mein … Jai Hind @Javedakhtarjadu saab… 🇮🇳 Ghar mein ghuss ke maara .. ha ha."

Urfi Javed

Urfi Javed and Ranaut express their respect for one another on Twitter too. It all started when Kangana compared Pathaan to Dhaakad in a tweet, and Urfi lost her cool and reacted to it. Javed expressed her sentiments on Twitter, pointing out how one cannot divide art based on religion. Javed also mentioned that she has mad respect for Ranaut and she has also backed her bold fashion choices. To this Ranaut called her “pure and unique”.

Karan Johar

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The actor took to her Instagram handle stories and praised Karan Johar's Shershaah, which stars Sidharth Malhotra and Kiara Advani in the lead roles. Congratulating the team Kangana said that Shershaah was a glorious tribute to Captain Vikram Batra (PVC)."

On her Instagram story, she wrote, “National hero Vikram Batra was a Himachali boy from Palampur, a very popular and loved soldier. When the tragedy happened, news spread like wildfire in Himachal, it slit through our hearts. As a kid, I remember being tormented for days." In the next story, she wrote, "What a glorious tribute to @sidmalhotra. Congratulations to the entire team. It was a big responsibility and you all excelled."

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Swara Bhasker

Ranaut took to Twitter to congratulate Swara Bhaskerand Fahad Ahmad on their marriage. She said they “both look happy and blessed”. Bhasker replied, "Thank you, Kangana! May you have every happiness and joy."

In 2020, the two got into an argument on Twitter after Kangana called Swara and Taapsee Pannu ”B-grade actresses”, in an interview in 2021, that Bhasker and Pannu, who are both 'outsiders' in the film industry, deny nepotism in Bollywood to impress filmmakers like Karan Johar, but still “don't get work”. Bhasker had sarcastically called Ranaut's remark praise in her Twitter response. A few months later, the two had also engaged in a Twitter banter, which ended with Bhasker telling Ranaut she loved her.

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Alia Bhatt

In 2022, Kangana took to her Instagram stories to appreciate Alia Bhatt's performance for Gangubai Kathiawadi and wrote, “Happy to hear theatres are being revived in the South film industry with record-breaking collections. I hear some baby steps are being taken in the Hindi belt also. The recent female-centric film has a big hero and a superstar director. They may be baby steps but they are not insignificant. They will be crucial for theatres that are on ventilators here. Great.” She also wrote, “Never expected that the movie mafia would rise to the occasion and do something good. If they do, we will be absolutely appreciative. Hoping for the best.”

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