Kangana Ranaut weighs in on Oscar 'Slapgate': Actress calls Will Smith a ‘bigda hua Sanghi’ like herself, shares meme to back her claim
Smith’s misconduct with Chris Rock is currently being formally probed by the Academy.
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The actress recently used a meme to describe how Smith and she, both, have a penchant for getting into trouble
Everyone has weighed in on Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars 2022 by now and adding to that sea of reactions and opinions is Kangana Ranaut. The Bollywood actress recently used a meme to describe how Smith and she, both, have a penchant for getting into trouble, and called the ‘Men In Black actor a "bigda hua Sanghi" (a rowdy/spoiled Sanghi) like herself.
In the meme, which is a collage of four photos, Smith can be seen praying in one, posing with a spiritual leader in another as well as sitting on the banks of a holy river during a Hindu religious ceremony, while the final photo documents the slapping incident at the Oscars. This is the meme that Kangana shared. ‘Sanghi’ for the uninitiated is what members of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh or the RSS, a right-wing organisation and its affiliates are sometimes referred to. However, in a more general sense, it is a term used to describe those who find their socio-political as well as religious ideology aligned to the right-wing group(s).
Kangana Ranaut has had a fiery social media presence in the past years, and the actress has also been suspended from social media platform, Twitter, for repeatedly violating their rules, specifically those pertaining to 'Hateful Conduct and Abusive Behaviour' policy of the site. The actress, however, has shown no inclination towards slowing down with her social media posts. She often takes on Bollywood biggies, and famous actresses whom she had called out for promoting nepotism on social media. Ranaut also uses her social media presence to talk about several political and social issues, which are often controversial, and serve as a fodder for newspaper headlines. Her remark on Will Smith's slapgate is just one such controversial statement.
Smith’s misconduct with Chris Rock is currently being formally probed by the Academy. On Oscars night, when Rock came onstage to announce a category, the comedian took the opportunity to crack a joke about Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith. He made fun of her baldness, which is caused by the autoimmune disorder known as alopecia, and while Pinkett Smith rolled her eyes and let the joke slide, her husband, Will Smith angrily huffed onto the stage, and slapped Rock. He further yelled at the comedian and warned him not to take his wife’s name ever again.
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