Speaking Out About Urmila’s “Soft Porn” Star Remark, Kangana Ranaut Says, “Ask Sunny Leone, Porn Stars Get…”

At last, Kangana Ranaut spoke about her contentious remarks about Urmila Matondkar. For those who don’t know, in 2020, Kangana and Urmila got into a verbal altercation over politics on Twitter, which is now called X. During their conversation, Kangana referred to her as a “soft porn” celebrity. The post attracted attention. The actor, who is running for the Lok Sabha from Mandi in 2024, has now spoken candidly about the role. She said that being referred to as a “porn star” is nothing to be “ashamed of” during a recent conference.

The actress from Queen then brought up former adult content star Sunny Leone. She claimed that Sunny can attest to the fact that porn performers are highly respected in India. Is the phrase “soft porn” or “porn star” offensive? Not at all! This word is not offensive. She said at the Times Now’ Summit 2024 that “it is a word that is not socially acceptable.”

“No other country treats porn stars with such respect as we do…you can ask Sunny Leone,” Kangana said. “Humare desh mein jitna porn star ko respect milta hai, puchiye (former adult film star) Sunny Leone se, utna respect poore world mein kisiko nahi mil sakta.”

“I was asked to comment on Urmila ji (Matondkar), asking on what basis the BJP was considering me for a foray into politics,” Kangana said in response to questions over her remarks against Urmila. That was the question she posed. I think that art may be found in several domains. Another kind of art is sensational art, or what we term “massy art,” which only titillates or physically excites the viewer. That can never, however, be better than mentally stimulating, intellectually stimulating art.

“In my opinion, I am a member of that tribe of well-rounded movie artists. I’m not very good with item numbers. All I said, however, was that I had a more stunning body of work if she could join a party (the Congress) with her sort of cinematography. Kangana continued by questioning why a porn star is more socially acceptable than a prostitute. Why do we see prostitutes with such disdain but we socially accept porn stars? Is it because their income is higher? due to their glamour? Prostitutes are not treated the same as porn stars here,” she said.

Sunny and Urmila have not yet responded to her most recent remarks.