Kangana Ranaut mocks Deepika Padukone’s role in Padmaavat, claims to have rejected it first: ‘She’s only getting ready the entire time’

Without taking names, the actor also critcised Bhansali. “Another example is this big director. He has made a multiverse of prostitutes, with Heeramandi, Bajirao Mastani, etc. Ladkiyan aur bhi toh kaam karti hain na (Girls can do other things as well). It just gets overwhelming. I don’t mean to demean sex workers because I have also played one in Rajjo,” she added.

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Kangana revealed that she rejected Bhansali’s offer to play Rani Padmavati in Padmaavat because she found the role to be insignificant. She said, “I was also offered Padmaavati. I asked him that it would be great if I can get the script of the film. He said, ‘I never give my scripts’. Then I asked him, ‘What is the role of the heroine then?’ He said, ‘The hero is struck by the heroine when he sees her getting ready in a mirror’.”

She further added, “When I actually watched the film, I realised that she is actually only getting ready in the entire film. He was right. I don’t want to take these names and bring attention to individuals. But I want to ask, which director I should work with?”

Back in 2016, the filmmaker praised Kangana, who won the National Award for Best Actress for Tanu Weds Manu Returns, but said that he would’ve liked if Deepika Padukone had won for Bajirao Mastani.