Archive · 13 Aug 2026
Kangana Ranaut Questions Bollywood's 'Love Affair' With Pakistan
Kangana Ranaut is a famous actress in India who makes Hindi films and is also a politician.
She spoke before the release of a movie called Batwara 1947.
She said Bollywood, the Hindi film industry, seems to have a 'love affair' with Pakistan.
She pointed to filmmakers' films, statements, and interviews as examples.
She asked why this 'love story' with Pakistan has not ended even after so many years since Partition.
She said filmmakers are answerable for it.
She also said people in the film industry who cried over the Jantar Mantar protests should care about children in Jharkhand too.
Earlier, another actor, Naseeruddin Shah, said Bollywood actors did not speak up for protesting students.
Kangana replied on Instagram that she is proud to fight for the country that feeds her.
People connected their argument to a movie called Main Vaapas Aaunga, in which Shah's character is forced to leave his home in Pakistan after Partition.
Kangana Ranaut criticized Bollywood filmmakers over their alleged 'love affair' with Pakistan ahead of the release of Sunny Deol's Batwara 1947.
Speaking to ANI, she said filmmakers seem 'perpetually obsessed' with Pakistan and are answerable for their films, statements, and interviews.
She asked when Bollywood's 'love story' with Pakistan will end, noting that many years have passed since the Partition of India and Pakistan.
She said industry members who 'shed crocodile tears' over the Jantar Mantar protests should show the same concern for children in Jharkhand.
Her remarks followed a spat with Naseeruddin Shah, who had criticized actors for not supporting Jantar Mantar protesters; she replied that she fights for the country that feeds her.
- Who
- Kangana Ranaut, actor and BJP MP; her remarks also targeted Bollywood filmmakers and actor Naseeruddin Shah.
- What
- Publicly questioned Bollywood's alleged 'love affair' with Pakistan and accused the industry of selective concern over the Jantar Mantar protests, ahead of the release of Batwara 1947.
- When
- Shortly before the release of Batwara 1947 and after Main Vaapas Aaunga began streaming on Netflix following a strong theatrical run; exact dates not stated.
- Where
- Not explicitly stated; she spoke to ANI and posted on Instagram, referencing the Jantar Mantar protests and children in Jharkhand.
- Why
- She believes filmmakers are answerable for their continued focus on Pakistan so many years after Partition, and she criticized what she called selective tears over the Jantar Mantar protests.
Critics of Bollywood's Silence and Partition Storytelling
Kangana Ranaut's Nationalist Criticism
Actors speaking up on the Jantar Mantar protests
Critics of Bollywood's Silence and Partition Storytelling
Naseeruddin Shah criticized Bollywood actors for not supporting Jantar Mantar students, saying they will speak 'when their conscience tells them to' and that 'a dog with a bone in its mouth can't bark.'
Kangana Ranaut's Nationalist Criticism
Kangana Ranaut said those who 'shed crocodile tears' over Jantar Mantar should care equally about children in Jharkhand, and said she is proud to fight for the country that feeds her while Shah, she alleged, fights for the neighbouring country.
Bollywood's alleged 'love affair' with Pakistan
Critics of Bollywood's Silence and Partition Storytelling
Observers linked her remarks to Main Vaapas Aaunga, a love story disrupted by Partition, in which Naseeruddin Shah's character hails from Sargodha in Pakistan but is forced to leave his home following Partition.
Kangana Ranaut's Nationalist Criticism
Kangana Ranaut called filmmakers 'perpetually obsessed' with Pakistan and asked when the 'love story' will end so many years after Partition, saying they are answerable for their films, statements, and interviews.
- Speaker
- Kangana Ranaut (actor and BJP MP)
- Film context
- Batwara 1947, credited to Sunny Deol
- Related film
- Main Vaapas Aaunga, released on Netflix after a strong theatrical run
- Allegation
- Bollywood has a 'love affair' with Pakistan
- Key question
- When will Bollywood's 'love story' with Pakistan end?
- Targets
- Bollywood filmmakers and Naseeruddin Shah
- Other criticism
- 'Crocodile tears' over Jantar Mantar protests; concern urged for Jharkhand children
- Context
- Partition of India and Pakistan; Shah's remarks to The Wire on actor silence
Sources
‘So many years have passed since partition’: Kangana Ranaut questions Bollywood’s continued ‘love affair’ with Pakistan
‘When will this love affair with Pakistan end?’: Kangana Ranaut questions Bollywood
