Kangana Ranaut slams Ranbir Kapoor’s Animal, hints at career change: ‘Audiences encouraging women beating films… where they are asked to lick shoes’

Hinting at a possible career change, the actor added, “This is deeply discouraging for someone who has been dedicating her life for woman empowerment films, might shift career in coming years, want to give best years of my life to something worthwhile 🥰🙏.”

Paid negativity for my films is overwhelming, I have been fighting hard so far but even audiences are encouraging women beating films where they are treated like sex objects and asked to lick shoes, this is deeply discouraging for someone who has been dedicating her life for… https://t.co/VExJHxRE3P

— Kangana Ranaut (@KanganaTeam) January 8, 2024

In an earlier interview with ABP, Kangana spoke on joining politics and how it’s a ‘vulgar thought.’ The actor, however said that it’s a decision to be made by ‘the public and those in a position of power.’ She added, “I have such a beautiful job. But the world of politics is difficult. Art is a pure profession. Artists are blessed by Goddess Saraswati. And we all know how unforgiving the world of politics has always been. But if given the opportunity to serve my country and be selfless, I will definitely take it up. If my country needs me, I’m there.”

Kangana’s last film Tejas turned out be a massive box office failure. According to Sacnilk, the film, which was made on a budget of Rs 60 crore, minted only Rs 8.05 crore worldwide.

Before Kangana, Javed Akhtar had expressed how success of films like Animal is ‘dangerous.’ Speaking at the 9th Ajanta-Ellora International Film Festival in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Akhtar said, “If there’s a film in which a man asks a woman to lick his shoe or if a man says it’s okay to slap a woman… and the film is a super hit, that’s dangerous,” he said, referring to the scene between Ranbir and Triptii Dimri’s characters in Animal.