'Ridiculous and Childish’ says actor Mukesh Khanna on Kangana Ranaut's 'Bheek' comment

The latest celebrity to slam Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut's statement about India’s freedom in 1947 was 'bheekh’ (alms) is Mukesh Khanna.

The actor wondered if it was a side effect of the Padma Award' that the actress recently received. 

In a lengthy note penned on Instagram, the actor called it ‘ridiculous and childish’ .

Taking to Instagram, Mukesh Khanna wrote a long note in Hindi which read, 

“Many people have been telling me time and again that you have not commented on the sarcasm made on the independence of the country. Why?? So let me tell you. I have given. But maybe it was not read.So I thought I should say it publicly. According to me, this statement was childish. It was ridiculous. It was inspired by flattery. I don't know if it showed ignorance or was a side effect of the Padma Award.. But everyone knows this and also believes that our country became independent on August 15, 1947. Even trying to dress it differently would be nothing short of foolishness for anyone."

He further added,

 “But here I would also like to disclose that whether to say or sing it.. De di hume azaadi bina khadag bine dhaal, Sabarmati ke sant tune kar diya kamal.. is as far from reality as the above statement. The reality is that if anyone created the fear of running away in the mind of the British government, it was the sacrifice of numerous revolutionaries of the country, the fear of Subhas Chandra Bose's Azad Hind Fauj and the rebellion of their own soldiers. SO STOP MAKING SUCH CONTROVERSIAL STATEMENT!!"

Recently, an FIR was lodged against Kangana Ranaut for her alleged statements, calling the farmers’ protest as the ‘Khalistani’ movement.