Mumbai Press Club Supports Boycott of Kangana Ranaut | Hindi movie news

The Mumbai Press Club said Friday that it fully supported the decision of the Entertainment Journalists Guild to boycott the actor Kangana Ranaut for refusing to apologize for violently criticizing a reporter at a press conference. Members of the press club in Mumbai said in a statement that they strongly condemned Ranaut's language and behavior towards the media, especially the journalist Justin Rao.

On Sunday, Ranaut launched an attack on the reporter even before he could ask his question at the launch of the song of his film "JudgeMentall Hai Kya," the statement added.

She accused the journalist of organizing a "defamation campaign" against her and her last release, "Manikarnika …".

Instead of making amends, the statement said Rangoli Chandel, Ranaut's sister and director, launched an "abusive" attack on the media on Twitter.

Although the producer Ekta Kapoor of the JudgeMentall & Hai Kya & # 39; apologized for the incident, Ranaut refused to do so.

"The Entertainment Journalists' Guild, who raised the issue for the first time, pointed out that it was not the first time that Ms. Ranaut and her manager, a sister, insulted and abused This is now part of their unprofessional conduct, "said the president. release said.

"The Mumbai Press Club fully supports the Guild in asking Ms. Ranaut to apologize to Justin Rao and other journalists for her behavior, and we support their call for a total boycott of her events," she said. -he declares.

The Mumbai Press Club said it had examined the images of the press conference. While the journalist was "completely composed", Ranaut was abusive and insulting even though, as a journalist, he was fully entitled to criticize his work.

"The job of a journalist is to provide an independent evaluation of entertainment content, and critical comments can not be reason enough to lose control of oneself, turn against the media and launch insults, "said the statement, adding that if necessary, club members will address the subject with" various badociations of filmmakers "

"Since it is a serial problem, we will also examine the possibility of prosecuting charges of abuse, defamation and intimidation against Kangana. Ranaut We will also seek civil compensation to prevent journalists from practicing their profession, "said the president. release said.

On Sunday, Ranaut had also accused Rao of having written in a negative manner about his film "Manikarnika ..".

The reporter denies the allegations and claims that the actor would have personally sent him a message and spent three hours in his van. He said he met the actor briefly for an interview and that there was no personal message.

Thursday, Ranaut posted a video stating that she would not excuse herself.