Shortly after Kangana Ranaut took a jibe at Mumbai, tweeting that the city feels like Pakistan occupied Kashmir and calling Mumbai Police a big sham in the name of a police force, a section of Bollywood has come out to strongly defend the city as well as its cops.
Sanjay Raut Shiv Sena leader has given me an open threat and asked me not to come back to Mumbai, after Aazadi graffitis in Mumbai streets and now open threats, why Mumbai is feeling like Pakistan occupied Kashmir? https://t.co/5V1VQLSxh1
— Kangana Ranaut (@KanganaTeam) September 3, 2020
Dia Mirza tweeted, "Mumbai meri Jaan. lived and worked here for almost twenty years. Moved here to live on my own at age 19. This city embraced me with open arms and kept me safe. A cosmopolitan, inclusive, diverse, beautiful city."
Mumbai meri Jaan lived and worked here for almost twenty years. Moved here to live on my own at age 19. This city embraced me with open arms and kept me safe. A cosmopolitan, inclusive, diverse, beautiful city.
— Dia Mirza (@deespeak) September 3, 2020
Sonu Sood tweeted, " .. "
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— sonu sood (@SonuSood) September 3, 2020
Renuka Shahane wrote, "Dear @KanganaTeam Mumbai is the city where your dream of becoming a Bollywood star has been fulfilled, one would expect you to have some respect for this wonderful city. It's appalling how you compared Mumbai with POK! "
Dear @KanganaTeam Mumbai is the city where your dream of becoming a Bollywood star has been fulfilled, one would expect you to have some respect for this wonderful city. It's appalling how you compared Mumbai with POK! https://t.co/FXjkGxqfBK
— Renuka Shahane (@renukash) September 3, 2020
Swara Bhasker wrote, "As an outsider, an independent working woman & resident of #Mumbai for the past decade. Just want to say that Bombay is one of easiest & safest cities to live & work in. Thank you @MumbaiPolice @CPMumbaiPolice for your relentless efforts & service to keep #AamchiMumbai safe."
As an outsider, an independent working woman & resident of #Mumbai for the past decade. Just want to say that Bombay is one of easiest & safest cities to live & work in. Thank you @MumbaiPolice @CPMumbaiPolice for your relentless efforts & service to keep #AamchiMumbai safe.
— Swara Bhasker (@ReallySwara) September 3, 2020
Kubbra Sait wrote, "I was 17, I wanted to run away to Mumbai. At 27, I chose to make it home. At 37, I still live here. I love Mumbai. This is MY HOME as it is to millions #ILoveMumbai"
I was 17, I wanted to run away to Mumbai.
At 27, I chose to make it home.
At 37, I still live here.
I love Mumbai.
This is MY HOME as it is to millions.
#ILoveMumbai— Kubbra Sait (@KubbraSait) September 3, 2020
Urmila Matondkar tweeted, "Maharashtra is cultural n intellectual face of India..land of Great Shivaji maharaj. Mumbai has fed millions of Indians n given them Name Fame n Glory.Only ungrateful can compare it with POK..Shocked n disgusted #EnoughIsEnough # #mumbaimerijaan #"
Maharashtra is cultural n intellectual face of India..land of Great Shivaji maharaj. Mumbai has fed millions of Indians n given them Name Fame n Glory.Only ungrateful can compare it with POK..Shocked n disgusted #EnoughIsEnough # #mumbaimerijaan #
— Urmila Matondkar (@UrmilaMatondkar) September 3, 2020
"Mumbai Hindustan hai," Riteish Deshmukh wrote in Hindi.
— Riteish Deshmukh (@Riteishd) September 3, 2020
Abhimanyu Dassani tweeted, "Mumbai Meri Jaan."
Mumbai Meri Jaan.
— Abhimanyu Dassani (@Abhimannyu_D) September 3, 2020
Shruti Seth wrote, "Being a Bombay child I've always felt connected to the sea. In the past 5 months I had forgotten how therapeutic it is being close to the water. Such a sense of abundance. It must be the tides that draw people into this magical city & keep them from leaving. Sigh! I love Mumbai.
Being a Bombay child I’ve always felt connected to the sea. In the past 5 months I had forgotten how therapeutic it is being close to the water. Such a sense of abundance.
It must be the tides that draw people into this magical city & keep them from leaving. Sigh!
I Mumbai. pic.twitter.com/POiJkLuoGa— Shruti Seth (@SethShruti) September 3, 2020
Maanvi Gagroo posted, "City of choice. No place I'd rather be. I love Mumbai. #gratitude #bombae #MumbaiMeriJaan."
City of choice. No place I'd rather be.
I Mumbai. #gratitude #bombae #MumbaiMeriJaan
— Maanvi Gagroo (@maanvigagroo) September 3, 2020
Sonam Kapoor Ahuja, who has had her own share of arguments with Kangana in the past, posted an indirect tweet that read, "“I learned long ago, never to wrestle with a pig. You get dirty, and besides, the pig likes it. “ George Bernard Shaw"
“I learned long ago, never to wrestle with a pig. You get dirty, and besides, the pig likes it. “ George Bernard Shaw
— Sonam K Ahuja (@sonamakapoor) September 3, 2020
Kangana did not stop there. The actress took to her Twitter account and stated that she would be arriving in Mumbai on the 9th of September and dared anyone to stop her. "I see many people are threatening me to not come back to Mumbai so I have now decided to travel to Mumbai this coming week on 9th September, I will post the time when I land at the Mumbai airport, kisi ke baap mein himmat hai toh rok le (stop me if you can)," tweeted the actress.
I see many people are threatening me to not come back to Mumbai so I have now decided to travel to Mumbai this coming week on 9th September, I will post the time when I land at the Mumbai airport, kisi ke baap mein himmat hai toh rok le https://t.co/9706wS2qEd
— Kangana Ranaut (@KanganaTeam) September 4, 2020
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