Cinema VinesActor and BJP Member of Parliament Kangana Ranaut sparked a fresh round of debate after she described certain young Hindu women as flaunting freedom without accountability and labeled them the “generation gutter.” The remarks, which were first made during the Monsoon Session of Parliament, drew swift backlash from the public and prompted the actress‑politician to clarify her statements to the news agency ANI. In her follow‑up comments, Ranaut insisted she had not issued a blanket condemnation of all youth but had targeted a specific subset of “people or some women” who she said behave like “cockroaches” emerging from gutters.
Ranaut explained that her point was not to vilify all young people, but to highlight those who, in her view, use drugs, gamble or engage in other vices. She said, “If some young people use drugs, or if we discuss the current trend of addiction involving drugs, betting, gambling, or the dark web, addressing a specific segment of the youth doesn’t mean I was making a blanket statement about everyone.” The actress added that she never called herself a cockroach and that the label was a critique of those who self‑identify as such.
Earlier, Ranaut had criticised Gen Z protests, describing the demonstrations at Jantar Mantar as “puke‑inducing” and “crass.” She referred to the participants as “Generation Gutter,” claiming that many of them offered nothing to the system and were not academically inclined. The remarks came after Delhi Police had ordered social‑media platforms to remove posts and videos containing offensive language that were shared during the student protests following the July 20 Chalo Sansad march.
In addition to her political commentary, Ranaut’s recent work includes the film Bharat Bhhagya Viddhaata, directed by Manoj Tapadia. The movie, based on the true story of nurses and staff at Cama Hospital who saved patients during the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks, is scheduled to stream on Zee5 from August 14.
