Himachal mindset of not wanting a girl child is worse than any other state in India

Actor and BJP MP Kangana Ranaut ran away from her home in Himachal Pradesh as a teenager to fulfill her dreams. Over the years, Kangana has shared her views on several issues, be it nepotism in the film industry or about her opinions as.

In her latest post on X, Kangana has shared her feelings about the patriarchal mindset in Himachal where people are not happy when a girl child is born in the family after marriage. In X, a user shared a video of a Himachali woman.

What Happened

The first ten children were all girls and only the eleventh one was a boy. The user criticised this and wrote, 'Imagine making a woman go through pregnancy after pregnancy, basically her entire life, just because having 10 daughters still wasn’t enough.

• She tried her luck in becoming a model and then debuted as an actor with Gangster in 2006.

• Directed by Manoj Tapadia, the film based on the true story of the nurses and staff at Cama Hospital who saved the lives of patients during the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks.

• It received an underwhelming response at the box office is set to release on Zee5 on August 14.

Key Details

How badly do you have to dehumanise a woman to reduce her entire existence to one job: produce a son.'

• On the work front, Kangana Ranaut’s latest venture has been the film Bharat Bhhagya Viddhaata.

• She sparked a major social media controversy by labelling certain young demonstrators as "Generation Gutter" and describing their viral protest clips as "puke-inducing." A few days ago, she took a U-turn and said that.

• For the last few weeks, Kangana has been making headlines after sharing multiple posts against Gen Z and condemning the language used by some of the protesters.

Why It Matters

She sparked a major social media controversy by labelling certain young demonstrators as "Generation Gutter" and describing their viral protest clips as "puke-inducing." A few days ago, she took a U-turn and said that the Gen Z are the country's strength.

• For the last few weeks, Kangana has been making headlines after sharing multiple posts against Gen Z and condemning the language used by some of the protesters.

What Reports Say

Coverage of the story so far points to:

• Continued reporting by Hindustan Times as more details emerge