After referring to Vikrant Massey as a ‘cockroach,’ Kangana Ranaut has showered him with compliments for his ‘beyond amazing’ performance in 12th Fail.
12th Fail: In her most recent Instagram stories, Kangana Ranaut hailed actor Vikrant Massey as ‘beyond amazing’ and complimented him on his role in the movie 12th Fail. The film’s director, Vidhu Vinod Chopra, was also praised in her rare post on Instagram. For the unversed, ‘Tejas‘ star Kangana referred to Massey as a ‘cockroach’ in 2021 after he jokingly referred to Yami Gautam, as ‘Radhe Maa’ for her wedding outfit. In response, fellow Himachali Kangana became enraged with him and referred to Vikrant by derogatory terms on Instagram, drawing widespread attention.
Kangana Ranaut Heaps Praises on 12th Fail’s Vikrant Massey
Kangana Ranaut shared a poster of ’12th Fail’ and wrote, “What a terrific film. Coming from Hindi medium myself belonging to a rural village and being a general caste student for entry tests without reservations in my school years, I was weeping throughout the film, ufff never cried so much in a flight, my co-passengers were stealing concerned glances at me, I am embarrassed.”
In the following story on Instagram, she heaped praises on Vikrant Massey. Kangana also compared him to the late legendary actor Irfan Khan. The caption on the post read, “Vidhu sir has won my heart all over again, Vikrant Massey is beyond amazing!! In his coming years he might just fill the void Irfan Khan saab left behind…salutations to your talent dear one.”
Kangana Ranaut lauds 12th Fail actor Vikrant Massey on Instagram.
When Kangana Ranaut Called Vikrant Massey ‘Cockroach’
Yami Gautam posted her beautiful photos in Himachali bridal attire, following which co-star and friend Vikrant Massey wrote, “Pure and pious like Radhe Maa.” Kangana Ranaut, who belongs to Himachal, responded to his comment by saying, “Kahan se nikla ye cockroach. Laao meri chappal (Where did this cockroach come from, bring my slippers).”
Speaking to Bollywood Bubble about the incident, Vikrant Massey said, “I really don’t pay attention to all these things. I try to very consciously negate toxicity in my life. That’s why I don’t go to Twitter much and I have been very vocal about it. That’s why I don’t go to Twitter much and I have been very vocal about it. That is one of the worst public discourse platforms that we have. But individually, I generally don’t tend to pay attention to these things. So, to wrap it up I will quietly quote one of my favourite writers Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius. You really pray for the ignorant. The only thing you can do for the ignorant and unaware is to pray for better sense and wish them the best in life.”
Directed by Vidhu Vinod Chopra, ‘12th Fail‘ centres on UPSC hopefuls and draws from personal experiences. It is based on the real-life hardships faced by millions of students who take the UPSC entrance exam. Vikrant Massey’s ‘12th Fail‘ faced a box office clash with Kangana Ranaut’s ‘Tejas‘ when it debuted in theatres on October 27th, 2023.
