Cannes 2019: Kangana Ranaut reflects at the sad state of Bollywood technicians

Kangana Ranaut, who rocked a classic Kanjeevaram sari with a twist yesterday (May 16) at the Cannes 2019 red carpet, also visited the India Pavilion at the ongoing gala. She not only made heads turn at the event but also talked about many relevant topics. Starting with her Bollywood journey, Kangana went to discuss the changes in the industry she thought were crucial, the need to take care of technicians, and her idea of nationalism, among other things.

On being questioned whether she was a liberal or a nationalist, she said, “I don’t know when and how nationalism and being liberal became two different things, because nationalism is something very spiritual in nature. Nationalism is nothing but identifying with a whole lot of people who have vowed to be in the same constitution or have the same passport, or vow to protect the same land. It’s nothing but your extended family.”

She even talked about the changes she wants to see in the way our Hindi film industry functions and expressed how she wishes there was no barrier when it came to showing films to  fragmented and scattered audiences. She feels language is a huge barrier and this block should definitely be overcome.

She even talked about the ill-treatment of the technicians and revealed some ugly truths. She elaborated, “Our technicians are hugely devalued and for people who do stunts, there is no insurance for them. Human life, the way it is treated on sets, it’s so sad. Actors, directors go into their vans, but the way a unit is treated is definitely something we must look at.”

She stated that their food is an added concern. “There is a difference between the food they get. There’s Unit 1, 2, 3; these are petty things. Sometimes, films cost crores. Sometimes films have a huge budget, but because you are used to treating human life in such a crass way, you continue with that tradition without realizing you have the budget for everything, but you just don’t want to do it… There should be strict rules for that, and more for human rights,” she stated.

Well, this sure does raise a lot of topics for discussion and we hope Kangana speaks up when needed, again. She even expressed the need for proper training and her wish to teach a few important lessons to people aspiring to enter this industry. Stay tuned to CineBlitz for more such updates about your favourite stars.