Declaring
that
passion
for
the
country
should
be
proclaimed
loudly,
actor
Kangana
Ranaut
says
terms
such
as
'chest-thumping
nationalism'
and
'jingoism'
are
being
used
to
shame
people
these
days.
Ranaut,
who
spoke
on
nationalism
during
the
launch
of
a
song
from
her
new
film,
Manikarnika,
said
she
agreed
with
lyricist
Prasoon
Joshi
and
writer
Vijayendra
Prasad
who
articulated
the
same
views.
"Nowadays,
words
like
chest-thumping
nationalism
and
jingoism
are
used
for
shaming.
When
we
used
these
words
on
our
set,
Prasoon
sir
and
Vijayendra
Prasad
would
tell
us,
'Yes,
it's
chest-thumping.
So,
why
not?'
So,
how
passionate
you
are,
that's
how
your
passion
will
be," Kangana
told
reporters
at
an
event
along
with
Joshi
and
Prasad
on
Wednesday.
"How
beautifully
Prasoon
sir
said,
one
should
not
be
shamed
for
whichever
kind
of
love
one
has.
Flags
of
various
colours
are
being
waved,
so
what's
bad
in
our
tricolour?
We
should
not
be
ashamed
about
it,"
she
added.
Echoing
her,
Joshi
said
love
for
the
country
had
become
"uncool"
today.
"I
don't
know
who
has
done
this
but
someone
has
made
love
for
the
country
uncool.
They
are
like,
'What's
this
nationalism?' Whatever
love
we
have
for
someone,
it
should
remain
cool.
"I
feel
hurt
when
youngsters
question
the
need
to
show
it.
We
need
to.
When
there's
love,
there
is
a
need
to
express.
I
have
been
wanting
to
start
this
hashtag,
'deshprem
jatao',"
he
said.
The
writer-lyricist
said
there
are
several
ways
to
express
love
for
the
country
but
one
must
show
it.
"By
writing
a
poem
or
making
a
painting...
you
have
to
show
it.
If
you
have
love,
you
need
to
show
it.
Wear
it
on
your
sleeves,"
he
added.
Asked
for
her
reaction
on
the
downside
of
hyper
nationalism,
including
beating
up
people
who
do
not
stand
up
for
the
national
anthem,
Kangana
seemed
to
digress
and
said,
"Like
Prasoon
sir
said,
love
is
love.
If
you
love
your
partner
and
you
never
want
your
partner's
company,
it's
up
to
you."
The
actor
said
the
Constitution
of
India
is
"a
promise
we
have
all
made
with
each
other"
and
is
not
a
gift
from
God
that
has
"fallen
from
heaven".
"That
promise
needs
to
be
owned.
It
needs
to
be
shown
that
we
own
it.
It
is
not
something
to
be
internalised,"
she
added.
Joshi
said
one
should
not
express
love
for
the
country
according
to
convenience.
"You
say,
'I
will
sit
alone
in
a
room
and
tell
people
when
they
ask
me
about
it'.
No.
If
you
love
someone,
then
saying
it
a
little
bit,
showing
it
a
little
bit...
Of
course
in
your
own
way
but
one
should
express
it.
It
is
important.
"It
reflects
in
the
eyes,
in
your
gestures,
in
your
hugs
and
touches.
Don't
base
the
love
for
your
country
on
convenience.
As
far
as
you
are
cognisant
of
it
and
honest
about
it,
don't
make
it
convenient.
If
you
are
hiding
behind
convenience,
I
have
a
problem,"
he
added.
Manikarnika,
on
the
life
of
Rani
Laxmibai
of
Jhansi,
is
scheduled
to
release
on
January
25.
Credits
-
PTI