QuickE: Kangana Takes on Nepotism in Bollywood Again & More

Kangana takes the nepotism debate forward, Akshay Kumar cheers for India’s women’s cricket team at Lords and more.

Kangana Ranaut takes the nepotism debate forward. 

Photo courtesy: Instagram

1. We are Flag-Bearers of Hope: Kangana Continues the Nepotism Debate

After Saif Ali Khan’s open letter clarifying his stance on nepotism on Friday, Kangana Ranaut penned one herself, to give her two cents to the debate.

In response to Saif’s comment about “breeding” the next generation of actors, Kangana Ranaut says she fails “to understand how you can compare genetically hybrid racehorses to artistes”.

The Queen actress goes on to add that if that were true, she would be a farmer back home. Speaking about his “eugenics” comment, she said,

You also spoke of eugenics -- which means controlled breeding of the human race. So far, I believe that the human race hasn’t found the DNA that can pass on greatness and excellence. If it had, we would’ve loved to repeat the greatness of Einstein, Da Vinci, Shakespeare, Vivekananda, Stephen Hawking, Terence Tao, Daniel Day-Lewis, or Gerhard Richter.

Kangana Ranaut, Actor

Read The Quint’s full report here.

2. An Excited Akshay Kumar Runs Barefoot to Cheer for #WomenInBlue

Toilet: Ek Prem Katha actor Akshay Kumar is cheering for the Indian women’s cricket team loud and clear. He tweeted a video update saying that he ran barefoot at a train platform with excitement as he boarded a train from Leeds to London, to make it in time to watch the Indian team bat their way to victory at the Women’s World Cup 2017 final match, currently underway between India and England.

Read The Quint’s full report here.

3. Here’s What You Won’t Be Seeing in Lipstick Under My Burkha, Thanks to the CBFC

No lovemaking please we are Indian adults! That’s what seems to define the Central Board of Certification’s (CBFC) mindset if one goes through the list of cuts that were made in the recently released Lipstick Under My Burkha.

After the CBFC technically “banned” the film, the makers approached the FCAT for a review and were forced to make the following “voluntary” cuts to get a... wait for it - “Adults Only” certificate.

There are a total of 27 cuts listed here, most of which are scenes which show a boy and a girl making love or kissing.

Read The Quint’s full report here.

4. Japan Celebrates Om Shanti Om With a Musical, Bollywood Rejoices

Actors Deepika Padukone, Arjun Rampal and Shreyas Talpade on Sunday congratulated filmmaker Farah Khan and hailed the Japanese musical adaptation of their 2007 film Om Shanti Om.

Farah, who is in Japan, took to Twitter to share photograph from the premiere night of the musical adaptation.

Read The Quint’s full report here.

5. “Badly Behaved” Bieber Won’t Be Performing In China Anytime Soon

The Chinese government is no fan of Justin Bieber. Photo courtesy: Twitter

Canadian pop sensation, Justin Bieber, who has a fairly large fan following around the world, hasn’t managed to make the Chinese government a fan of his music.

When a Chinese fan of the Sorry singer asked why Justin hasn’t made a visit to their country, the response he got from the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Culture was quite, well, funny.

Justin Bieber is a gifted singer, but he is also a controversial young foreign singer. In order to maintain order in the Chinese market and purify the Chinese performance environment, it is not suitable to bring in badly behaved entertainers. We hope that as Justin Bieber matures, he can continue to improve his own words and actions, and truly become a singer beloved by the public.

- A statement from Beijing Municipal Bureau of Culture

Read The Quint’s full report here.