Ambitious women are blamed: Kangana Ranaut on allegations of going after married men

Actor Kangana Ranaut recently reacted to allegations of going after married men with kids. She reflected on society's attitude of blaming young and ambitious women.

Kangana, in an interview with Hauterrfly, for its YouTube channel, opened up on allegations levelled against her about "going after married men." She said, "When you are young and ambitious, and a married man with kids hits on you, it’s you who are falling for someone in a relationship. It’s not the man’s fault. People always find a way to blame the women in the situation. Look at the rape victims who get blamed for wearing certain types of clothes or being out late at night. All these are markers of the wrong mentality."

While weighing on the dark side of the film industry, Kangana further said, "Of course I got called for a casting couch. The industry is a



dirty and filthy place, and it’s very unkind to outsiders. I talked about this very openly and extensively during the ‘me too’ campaign."

"Outsiders deal with a lot of exploitation in this place, and that also happens in the parallel industries, like in Lokhandwala. I have gone to these places, I have worked there, and I am lucky that I got a break early in my life. There are so many people who still wander those streets and have lost themselves and their identity," she added.

The actor, known for her unfiltered opinions, recently also spoke about the behaviour of male actors towards women in the same interview. She said, "Maine zyada heroes ke saath kaam hi nahi kiya hain! Mera main concern yahi tha ki badtameez bahut hain heroes (I haven't worked with so many heroes. My concern was that these heroes were extremely impolite)."