Actor Taapsee Pannu shared a cryptic post on Instagram Stories on Saturday evening after Kangana Ranaut appeared to take a dig at her over recent remarks about their long-running differences. Taapsee wrote “Hence, proved” without naming Kangana or directly referring to the controversy. The post came shortly after Kangana shared two Instagram Stories aimed at Taapsee, both of which were later deleted.
In one of the deleted posts, Kangana referred to Taapsee as a “sasti copy”, a phrase that has been associated with their public feud in the past. Kangana also objected to Taapsee's comments about her upbringing and parents. In another Story, she shared a report about Taapsee's remarks and criticised what she described as comments directed at her family and background.
The latest exchange followed Taapsee's comments during a recent interview while promoting her upcoming Netflix film Gandhari. Discussing her differences with Kangana, Taapsee noted that the two actors had never actually met. She also linked their contrasting views and ways of speaking to their respective upbringings and said people could form their own conclusions about where those differences came from.
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The public friction between the two actors dates back to 2019, when Kangana's sister Rangoli Chandel referred to Taapsee as a “sasti copy” of Kangana on social media. The dispute continued into 2020 amid wider debates over nepotism and outsiders in Bollywood. Kangana subsequently referred to Taapsee and other actors as “B-grade actresses” and “needy outsiders”, leading to further exchanges between the two sides.
Taapsee's latest Instagram post does not mention Kangana by name, and she has not provided any further explanation of the phrase “Hence, proved”. Kangana's two Instagram Stories were also deleted after being posted. The latest episode has once again brought attention to the long-running differences between the two actors, although there has been no indication of any direct interaction between them.
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