Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut, Image credit: PTI
New Delhi: Bollywood actor Kangana Ranaut congratulated the Alia Bhatt starrer "Gangubai Kathiyawadi's" crew on Saturday, writing on Instagram stories that she never expected 'movie mafia' to the occasion to help theatres that are on 'ventilator', The Indian Express reported.
Kangana wrote that she is happy to hear theatres are being revived in the south industry with heavy collections. Bollywood is also making baby steps with a recent woman-centric film, featuring a big hero as well as a superstar director. When the industry rises to the occasion, "we will be absolutely appreciative," Kangana said and added that she is hoping for the best.
Kangana was referring to the big releases of Tamil Nadu's Ajith starrer Valimai and Pawan Kalyan starrer Telugu movie Bhemla Nayak, both opened strong in south India.
But earlier, Kangana had reacted to "Gangubai" that Sanjay Leela Bhansali's, the movie's director, the biggest drawback was casting Alia Bhatt. Kangana had written on Instagram that the 200cr budget would be wasted when the film releases. She wrote, "For a papa (movie mafia daddy) ki pari (who likes to keep a British passport) because papa wants to prove that romcom bimbo can act… The biggest drawback of the film is wrong casting… Yeh nahi sudhrenge no wonder screens are going to South and Hollywood films… Bollywood is destined to doom jab tak movie mafia has power."
Further, "Bollywood mafia daddy papa who has single-handedly ruined the work culture in the film industry, has emotionally manipulated many big directors and forced his products of mediocrity on their cinematic brilliance, another example will be following soon after this release. People need to stop entertaining him, in this Friday release, even a big hero and greatest director are the new victims of his manipulations," she added.