Kangana Ranaut, the Bollywood star, has stirred up controversy once more with her outspoken comments on the MeToo movement within the film industry. In a fresh chat with The Lallantop, she shared her experience of being left to battle alone while others, who she alleges were swayed by financial incentives, opted to keep quiet. Kangana expressed that even though she openly backed women during the movement, she was branded as "problematic" for persisting in her advocacy.

“I had vocally spoken about it, in favour of the women. But then their silence was bought with money. I kept searching for them, but they vanished. Some of them signed a few films with the same people, and I kept searching for them,” she shared. Kangana expressed her disappointment, saying, "I was left alone, and became the problematic person."

Ranaut shared that following the protest the film industry turned on her and there were legal actions taken to try and suppress her voice. “Those women came out and then I was trying to build some pressure, but the voices were muffled. I was left alone and then they started filing cases, trying to put me behind bars.”

Her remarks come amidst a wave of allegations of harassment made by actresses in the Malayalam film industry. The list of those accused includes CPI(M) MLA and actor Mukesh, as well as actors Jayasurya, Edavela Babu and filmmaker Ranjith.

In terms of her career Kangana is getting ready for the release of her highly awaited movie Emergency. Not only does she play a role in the film but she also takes on the directorial duties. While it falls under the genre of drama Kangana has made it clear that it is not a biographical film about Indira Gandhi. The cast includes notable actors such as Anupam Kher, Milind Soman, Mahima Chaudhry and Shreyas Talpade. The movie is set to hit theatres on September 6.