Kangana Ranaut Calls Out Bollywood For Selective Activism; ‘They Were Silent During Sadhu Lychings'
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oi-Lekhaka
By Lekhaka
Ever
since
George
Floyd
lost
his
life
due
to
police
brutality,
protests
have
erupted
in
United
States
with
people
taking
to
the
streets
demanding
justice
and
the
campaign
#BlackLivesMatter
has
spread
like
wildfire
through
the
North
American
Continent.
Bollywood
Celebrities
have
also
shown
their
solidarity
with
the
movement
through
their
Social
Media
Posts
&
Tweets.
Kangana
Ranaut,
who
has
been
extremely
vocal
about
topics
of
national
interest
and
is
known
for
her
no-holds-barred
opinion
on
such
matters,
doubts
that
many
of
them
are
just
trying
to
join
the
bandwagon.
Kangana
says,
"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...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."
She
questions
the
industry's
selective
outrage,
"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.
I
was
amazed
to
see
their
stories,
but
they
never
get
the
same
acknowledgement
from
the
industry.
Perhaps,
sadhus
or
tribal
people
aren't
fancy
enough
for
the
Bollywood
crowd
or
their
followers."