Kangana Ranaut has featured in this column a few times. Almost always, it was because of things people said about her on that hit TV show Happy Bitchy Insiders, yaniki Koffee With Karan. In one episode, Karan Johar asked Sanjay Dutt what his message for his female co-actors was. Dutt’s message for Kangana: “Wear a salwar kurta”. I don’t ever remember a female star being asked if she had a message for her male co-stars on the show. The next time, Sonam Kapoor delicately wrinkled her nose, saying Kangana needed to get English lessons. Because, how can you act in Hindi films otherwise, na?

Kangana Ranaut with her National Award