Archive · 7 Oct 2026
Kangana Ranaut Mocks Jaya Bachchan Over Protest Video
Jaya Bachchan attended an opposition protest in New Delhi about the Election Commission.
A reporter asked her about a placard, and she told him not to twist the matter.
When he asked what she meant, she said she would not tell him.
She also spoke to reporters at other times, saying the protest would continue while they could walk.
Kangana Ranaut shared the shorter exchange online and made fun of Bachchan’s response.
The two have disagreed publicly before about the Hindi film industry.
In 2020, Bachchan defended the industry, and Ranaut responded to her comments.
Kangana Ranaut mocked Jaya Bachchan in an Instagram Story after a video showed Bachchan refusing to answer a reporter at an INDIA bloc protest.
The protest took place in New Delhi on 6 October and concerned the functioning of the Election Commission.
In other exchanges with reporters, Bachchan said the agitation would continue as long as the protesters could walk and agreed it was about saving democracy.
Ranaut shared only the exchange in which Bachchan said, “Nahi bataungi” (“I won’t tell you”).
The two have disagreed publicly before: in 2020, Bachchan defended the Hindi film industry after Ranaut called it a “gutter,” and Ranaut challenged Bachchan’s remarks about the industry.
- Who
- Kangana Ranaut and Jaya Bachchan; Bachchan attended the protest, and Ranaut commented on a video of her.
- What
- Ranaut mocked Bachchan’s refusal to answer a reporter, renewing their public clash.
- When
- The protest took place on 6 October; the article does not specify when Ranaut posted her Instagram Story.
- Where
- New Delhi, India; Ranaut posted the comment in an Instagram Story.
- Why
- The protest concerned the functioning of the Election Commission; Ranaut’s post focused on Bachchan’s response to a reporter.
Kangana Ranaut
Jaya Bachchan
Reporter exchange
Kangana Ranaut
Ranaut mocked Bachchan’s refusal to explain what point the protest was making.
Jaya Bachchan
Bachchan told a reporter not to twist the matter and said she would not answer his follow-up question.
Hindi film industry
Kangana Ranaut
Ranaut said she made her career herself and accused the industry of offering women small roles and item numbers on exploitative terms.
Jaya Bachchan
Bachchan defended the film industry in Parliament and criticized people who had made their names in it for maligning it.
- Protest date
- 6 October
- Protest location
- New Delhi
- Protest issue
- The functioning of the Election Commission
- Ranaut's response
- She mocked Bachchan in an Instagram Story.
- Bachchan's quoted reply
- “Nahi bataungi” (“I won’t tell you”).
- Earlier public disagreement
- In 2020, Bachchan defended the Hindi film industry after Ranaut described it as a “gutter.”