Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap defended his "Manmarziyaan" lead actress Taapsee Pannu in a Twitter spat with actress Kangana Ranaut's sister Rangoli Chandel, who asked him to "back off".
Anurag came out in support of Taapsee after Rangoli called the actress a "sasti (cheap) copy".
Taapsee had tweeted about the trailer of "Judgmental Hai Kya", saying: "This is so cool! Always had high expectations out of this one and this looks so worth it! 'Judgmental Hai Kya'."
This is so cool!!!! Always had high expectations out of this one n this looks so worth it ! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 #JudgementallHaiKya https://t.co/rpZcn7LHmC
— taapsee pannu (@taapsee) July 3, 2019
Rangoli replied: "Kuch log Kangana ko copy kar ke he apni dukaan chalate hain (Some people run their shop by copying Kangana), magar (but) please note, they never acknowledge her, not even a mention of her name in praising the trailer. Last, I heard Taapseeji said Kangana needs a double filter and Taapseeji you need to stop being a sasti copy."
Kuch log Kangana ko copy kar ke he apni dukaan chalate hain, magar pls note, they never acknowledge her not even a mention of her name in praising the trailer, last I heard Taapsee ji said Kangana needs a double filter and Tapsee ji you need to stop being a sasti copy 🙏 https://t.co/5eRioUxPic
— Rangoli Chandel (@Rangoli_A) July 3, 2019
To this, Kashyap said it was "really desperate" of Rangoli.
"Come on Rangoli.. this is going too far. This is really, really desperate. I really don't know what to say to this. Having worked with both your sister and Taapsee. I just don't get this. Praising the trailer means praising all aspects of it. Which includes Kangana."
Come on Rangoli.. this is going too far.. this is really really desperate.. I really don’t know what to say to this . Having worked with both your sister and Taapsee .. I just don’t get this ..praising the trailer means praising all aspect of it. Which includes Kangana https://t.co/tkG5KwyFHi
— Anurag Kashyap (@anuragkashyap72) July 3, 2019
Rangoli didn't stop there.
She wrote: "Sir, you can see it's not about mentioning Kangana so much. Clearly, a lot of people I have thanked haven't mentioned her, it's just that I am tired of people taking digs at her. Who is this Taapsee to claim that Kangana needs double filter. So now I am here showing everyone (the) mirror... I know you are working with her, but please don't get desperate without understanding the real issue... back off."
Sir you can see it’s not about mentioning Kangana so much, clearly lot of people I have thanked haven’t mentioned her, it’s just that I am tired of people taking digs at her, who is this Taapsee to claim that Kangana needs double filter....(contd) @anuragkashyap72 https://t.co/YRSd3MhcYH
— Rangoli Chandel (@Rangoli_A) July 4, 2019
(Contd)....so now I am here showing everyone mirror.... I know you are working with her but please don’t get desperate without understanding the real issue ... back off @anuragkashyap72
— Rangoli Chandel (@Rangoli_A) July 4, 2019
You @anuragkashyap72 have been calling Kangana last night and telling Taapsee is her fan, give me one media interaction where she said that, infact she always calls Kangana extremist, Kangana has opinions so what? Why call her filter and extremist....(contd)
— Rangoli Chandel (@Rangoli_A) July 4, 2019
(Contd)..Taapsee is a fan & loves to copy her yes we all are, who wouldn’t like to be like Kangana bt why attack her and take digs, yeh sab shanagiri nikalne keliye he toh main twitter pe ayi hun thank u very much magar sab ki pol khulegi koi nahin rok sakta 🙏 @anuragkashyap72
— Rangoli Chandel (@Rangoli_A) July 4, 2019
As Rangoli Chandel did remark on in one tweet, others also failed to name Kangana Ranaut in their posts on the Judgmentall Hai Kya? trailer. Anurag Kashyap did but Varun Dhawan didn't - he posted a tweet about the 'amazing lead and supporting cast' which Rangoli deemed inadequate praise for her sister. 'MKangana ka Naam bhi likh dete,' she tweeted to Varun, despite his not having named a single cast member of the film. Varun gracefully posted a second tweet:
Kangana ka bhi naam likh dete sir!! Wo bhi kisi ko bachi hai usne bhi mehnat ki hai !!! @Varun_dvn 😎 https://t.co/OxRZARgsYZ
— Rangoli Chandel (@Rangoli_A) July 3, 2019
Thank you sir 😁🙏🙏 https://t.co/QCvUiEg8PV
— Rangoli Chandel (@Rangoli_A) July 3, 2019
Rangoli Chandel is Kangana Ranaut's spokesperson on Twitter - the actress is not on social media - and is known for her belligerent style of tweeting. She faces a court summons in a defamation case filed by actor Aditya Pancholi and his wife Zarina Wahab based on her tweets.
Rangoli Chandel has also made a target of Hrithik Roshan and his family in her tweets over the last week, accusing them of hitting and sedating Hrithik's sister Sunaina over an alleged romance with a Muslim journalist.