Padmaavat actress Deepika Padukone has been at the receiving end of an attack from Kangana Ranaut’s sister Rangoli Chandel for her comments on mental health issues relating to Kangana’s film Judgemental Hai Kya.
Deepika spoke about mental health at an event and said: “When we have films like Mental Hai Kya, and we have posters in a particular manner, we have to be more sensitive. Because we are working towards de-stigmatizing mental illness, and on the other hand, they are stereotyping it.”
“Mental illness wasn’t made to be understood for so many years. We shouldn’t stereotype it. We’re not going to progress that way. I think that where we need to be a little sensitive,” she added.
This did not go down well with Rangoli who took to social media and tweeted: “Kangana still feels we must normalise word Mental.”
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“Kangana makes highly acclaimed film on Mental illness magar usse bhi problem hai… wah!! Achcha hai tum logon jaise classy nahin hai, Kangana still feels we must normalise word Mental…,” she added.
Strongly defending her sister, Rangoli insisted that Kangana did not pretend to be depressed. She further commended her for addressing all the prejudices around mental health in the film.
“Sorry Kangana ko depression ka natak nahin aaya, heroes ke kachche media ke samne nahin sukhaye, instead she played a mental illness patient to perfection made a film on illness and prejudice around it…” Rangoli tweeted.
This is not the first time that Rangoli and Deepika were involved in a row. Earlier this year, the former directly attacked Deepika in a series of tweets and stated that after watching Mental Hai Kya, the foundation would “remove Deepika Padukone and get Kangana on board as your brand ambassador”, thanks to “her sincere effort to bring awareness to the cause” and the “sensitive portrayal of the condition.”
PNN