Ekta’s Balaji Telefilms apologises on Kangana’s behalf
Members of the Entertainment Journalists’ Guild of India (EJGI) have collectively decided to boycott Kangana Ranaut and demanded a public apology following an ugly spat between the national award-winning actress and a journalist.
The angry exchange took place late on Sunday during the song launch of upcoming film Judgementall Hai Kya, in the presence of producer Ekta Kapoor and actor Rajkummar Rao.
The members have now sent a letter to Ekta, where Kangana’s behaviour has been termed as ‘un-called for’.
The letter reads: ‘We, the members of Entertainment Journalists’ Guild of India, demand a written public statement from you, Balaji Films and Ms Ranaut, condemning the incident and in particular Ms Ranaut’s behaviour. We as a guild, collectively decided to boycott Ms Ranaut and give any media coverage.
‘Rest assured, we will not let this matter affect Judementall Hai Kya in any manner and will be supportive of your film and other cast members, barring Ms Ranaut.’
The Entertainment Journalists’ Guild has been formed, in the light of the incident that happened with the reporter on July 7. It is yet to be registered.
The body will safeguard the interests of our fraternity and address issues that entertainment journalists face on a daily basis be it with actors, producers or publicist, Guild member said.
Ekta Kapoor’s production house Balaji Telefims on Wednesday issued an apology after receiving widespread flak by the media fraternity over actress Kangana Ranaut’s ugly spat with a journalist at a recent promotional press event here for the film JudgeMentall Hai Kya, which is produced by the banner.
Things turned nasty at the launch of the song, The wakhra swag, when Kangana questioned a journalist over his negative remarks on her last release, Manikarnika: The Queen Of Jhansi.
Condemning Kangana’s behaviour, members of the Entertainment Journalists’ Guild of India (EJGI) on Tuesday collectively decided to boycott Kangana and demanded a public apology from the National Award-winning actress.
The Balaji statement, issued on behalf of Kapoor, urged the media ‘to not let this one incident hamper the team effort that has gone behind making the film’.
‘We would like to maintain that our intention was not to disrespect or hurt anyone’s sentiments,’ the statement concluded.
Judementall Hai Kya is set to release on July 26.
