Alia Bhatt says she has ‘not heard’ any Kangana Ranaut comparisons for Gangubai Kathiawadi: ‘One should not get into…’

Actor Alia Bhatt isn’t aware of any comparisons being drawn between her performance in Gangubai Kathiawadi and actors Kangana Ranaut and Vidya Balan’s past performances. In the film, directed Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Alia plays a courtesan who becomes somewhat of a leader of a red light drict.
In an interview with Koimoi, Alia was asked about the backlash that her casting in the film initially attracted, particularly the comparisons made to Kangana and Vidya. Alia said, “No, I have not heard any of this.”

She continued, “Yeah, people must have suggested casting. But I feel like one should not really get into… Somebody who is a director who has been working for 25 years obviously knows whom to cast in their main lead. I was okay with people thinking I was not right for the part because that is their own perspective.”
Alia and Kangana, of course, haven’t seen eye-to-eye in a long time. She even made an indirect remark about her casting in Gangubai last year, when she said during the promotions of her film Thalaivii that the trailer for Gangubai Kathiawadi was ‘hugely criticised and mocked for bad acting and wrong casting of chota bachcha as gangster’.

Her feud with Alia and other actors who’ve worked with filmmaker Karan Johar began after she alleged that Alia didn’t repay the favour and help promote her film, even though she, Kangana, had tweeted in support of Alia’s projects in the past. She has called Alia a part of a so-called ‘nepo-gang’ in Bollywood, and sad that her widely acclaimed performance in Gully Boy was ‘mediocre’. Kangana’s ser, Rangoli Chandel, mocked Alia for sending Kangana a bouquet of flowers after she was conferred with the Padma Shri. Alia, in response, said that the sers are free to behave as they want to, but that she is happy for Kangana’s success.