The Entertainment Journalists’ Guild of India (EJGI) on Tuesday 9 July has written an open letter addressed to producer Ekta Kapoor, asking her to condemn an incident on Monday where actor Kangana Ranaut lashed out at a journalist at a promotional event for their film Judgmentall Hai Kya. The letter also states that the guild has decided to boycott Kangana.
At the launch of a song from Judgementall Hai Kya which is produced by Ekta, Kangana got into a heated argument with PTI journalist Justin Rao, accusing him of bashing her previous film Manikarnika.
“After the song launch, in a media interaction Ms. Kangana Ranaut, who had accompanied you and Mr. Rajkummar Rao on stage, suddenly snapped at our fellow journalist, Mr Justin Rao of Press Trust of India (PTI), before he could even complete his question. This behaviour was uncalled-for,” the letter begins.
“Henceforth, we, the members of Entertainment Journalists Guild of India (EJGI), demand a written a public statement from you, Balaji Films, and Ms Ranaut, condemning the incident and in particular Ms Rananut’s behaviour. We are here to discuss if you can support our cause and how we can support your film Judgementall Hai Kya, in return.”Entertainment Journalists Guild of India
“You have always been supportive to righteous causes and we expect you to stand by us in this matter,” the letter adds before sharing the guild’s decision to boycott Kangana and not give her any press coverage.
“We, as a guild, have collectively decided to boycott Ms Ranaut and not give her any media coverage. Rest assured, we will not let this matter affect ‘Judgementall Hai Kya’ in any manner and will be supportive of your film and other cast members, barring Ms Ranaut.Entertainment Journalists Guild of India
Earlier in the day, Kangana’s sister tweeted that the actor won’t apologize for the incident. It makes sense then that the guild has not demanded one.
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