Kangana Ranaut has reignited her long-running public feud with Taapsee Pannu after the actor spoke about their differences in a recent interview. Taapsee said she had never met Kangana before or after their controversy began, while Kangana accused her of crossing a line by commenting on her upbringing and parents. Kangana later deleted the Instagram Stories in which she made the remarks.
Kangana Ranaut Targets Taapsee Pannu Over Her Comments
Kangana addressed Taapsee on Instagram Stories on Saturday evening, initially without naming her directly. Referring to Taapsee as a ‘sasti copy’, a phrase previously used in connection with their feud, Kangana criticised the actor for bringing her upbringing and parents into the discussion.
“One Sasti copy is out and about with her upcoming B grade film but as usual only headline point with the media is Kangana Ranaut, but today she crossed all limits shamelessly ridiculing my upbringing /parents, I think all parents do their best and I never bring any parents in to any argument, but today I also want to ask her parents why they couldn’t birth someone original like my parents did? Why a cheap Sasti copy? Feel sorry for your efforts,” wrote Kangana.
In another Instagram Story, Kangana shared a report about Taapsee’s remarks and addressed her directly.
She said, “This is so unfortunate and so wrong but she is not the only one many people who grew up in shady cramped up outskirts of cities in dingy rented apartments with questionable backgrounds and incomes often question my upbringing and malign my parents and background who hail from a renowned Rajput zameendar Family and raised by educated distinguished parents. It was a personal choice for me to start from scratch why attack my parents for that.”
What Taapsee Pannu Said About Kangana Ranaut
Taapsee, during an interview with India Today, was asked about her past differences with Kangana and whether the two had ever made amends.
She said they had never met and suggested that their contrasting views reflected their individual upbringing and ways of looking at things.
“I haven’t met her. I didn’t meet her before when these so-called issues started. I haven’t met her now as well. My opinion on her is reflective of my upbringing and my way of talking, my way of perceiving things and hers… she stands by hers. So, I think that’s enough for everybody to look and decide who comes from where,” the actor said.
How did the Kangana-Taapsee feud begin?
The public fallout between the two actors dates back to 2019. The controversy intensified after Kangana’s sister, Rangoli Chandel, called Taapsee a “sasti copy” of Kangana on social media.
The comments followed Taapsee’s praise for the trailer of Judgementall Hai Kya, although she did not specifically mention Kangana. What began with comparisons between the two actors soon developed into a wider public exchange.
The dispute resurfaced in 2020 during the heated debate over nepotism and the treatment of outsiders in the Hindi film industry. Kangana referred to Taapsee and Swara Bhasker as “B-grade actresses” and “needy outsiders”.