Netizens recall Kangana's 'Cockroach' remark as she applauds Vikrant Massey's work

On Thursday evening, National Award-winning actor Kangana Ranaut heaped praises on actor Vikrant Massey for his stupendous performance in the Vidhu Vinod Chopra directorial, 12th Fail. Taking to her Instagram stories, the actress wrote, "What a terrific film."

She further wrote,"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."

While some netizens duly appreciated her for her public praise for the very talented actor, others were quick to recollect a past episode, where the Tejas actress called the the same Mirzapur actor 'cockroach'. Earlier, Vikrant had left a comment in jest under Yami Gautam's wedding ritual photo, back in June 2021, when the pretty actress tied the knot with Uri: The Surgical Strike filmmaker Aditya Dhar.

In the said post, Yami was beaming as she flaunted her wedding chooras, wearing a red saree. Comparing her to the likes of self-styled godwoman Radhe Maa, Vikrant had commented saying, "Pure & Pious like Radhe Maa" followed by the adulation emoji. While his comment meant no offense, Kangana made a huge deal about it by responding to it in a manner that was outright condescending and disrespectful.She said, "Kahan se nikla yeh cockroach... lao meri chappal."

What's interesting to note is that both Vikrant's 12th Fail and Kangana's last film Tejas released on the same weekend i.e October 27. While 12th Fail went on to do a lifetime business of over ₹60 crores, having been made on a budget of ₹20 crores, Tejas, made at ₹70 crores, tanked at the box office with the film barely making ₹6 crores in its overall earnings.