Mumbai: Actor Kangana Ranaut has been calling Gully Boy a 'mediocre' film and objecting to it receiving awards at Bollywood ceremonies. Finally, director of the 2019 musical drama, Zoya Akhtar has hit back at Kangana with a befitting reply, said that she doesn't mind people’s opinions about her work.
In an interview with a leading portal, Zoya expressed her opinion on inviting Kangana at any of her party.
"She has gone on every platform and basically said that she does not like my work, so I shouldn’t be putting her in that position," she said.
Kangana has said that Sushant Singh Rajput's Chhichhore was a far more deserving, and better film. Zoya said that she isn't bothered by conversations about whether or not Gully Boy deserved the awards that it got. It won a record 13 Filmfares.
"Not at all, because I didn't go for the award ceremonies, for starters, and it’s not important. She herself has boycotted the awards, so I don’t know why she keeps talking about them," Zoya said.
The filmmaker said that she has chosen to be in this profession and she would have to deal with both the criticism and the appreciation coming her way.
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She added, "You make a film and everybody is entitled to their opinion, and they are entitled to share this opinion because we are still a democracy. I can’t get offended. I have chosen to be here and do this work, and there will be people who don’t like my work and there are people that like my work, and it’s fine."
The Akhtars also discussed nepotism in the film industry.
Zoya said, "If I have money, I am putting money on my son, this is nepotism? Then every industry there is nepotism," she said. Farhan added, "If you are very talented, your talent will find a way to the surface. That is bound to happen."
Zoya said, "If I am a barber and I have a barber shop, am I going to leave it to my son or am I going to leave it to the best barber in the city? And that’s the bottom line."
Reacting to it, Kangana's team had written, "Dear Akhtars, #KanganaRanaut D/O AmarDeep Ranaut frm Manali evr asked you fr work or favour? Give everything u hv to ur children, hv u heard of live & let live? Why Bully someone's daughter wen u love your own so much? Why did you call her to ur house& threaten her ? Pls ans this."
On the work front, the Queen actor will be next seen in Thalaivi. The Manikarnika actor also has Tejas and Dhaakad in her kitty.
