Kangana Ranaut slams Bollywood for #BlackLivesMatter bandwagoning

The actor has critcised her contemporaries for turning a blind eye towards local atrocities

Bollywood actor Kangana Ranaut has lashed out against Indian celebrities for jumping on the Black Lives Matter bandwagon while turning a blind eye towards local injustices. In a recent interview with Pinkvilla, Kangana gave the example of celebrities keeping mum about the Sadhu lynching that happened a few weeks ago.

“The Sadhu lynching happened a couple of weeks ago; still no one said a word. It happened in Maharashtra where most of these celebrities reside, " she said.

Adding on, the Queen star pointed out that just like the term Bollywood, the people part of it to try mold themselves in accordance with Hollywood.

"Bollywood anyway is a derived name from Hollywood. It is a shame they (Bollywood celebrities) continue to live in a bubble and never fail to jump on the bandwagon, which can give them two minutes of fame, but ‘white people’ must drive the bandwagon. Perhaps, it is because of their pre-independence colonial slavery genes."

 

Furthermore, Kangana highlighted that public figures would celebrate Western heroes, such as Greta Thunberg while ignoring those in India that have been fighting for the environment for a long while.

“Even for environmental issues, you see them fight for a white teenage kid but so many incredible elderly women and even children. They are doing exceptionally well in India on environmental matters without any help or support. Some of them were honoured with the Padma Shri award.," she said.

"I was amazed to see their stories, but they never get the same acknowledgment from the industry. Perhaps, sadhus or tribal people aren’t fancy enough for the Bollywood crowd or their followers.”

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