Kangana Ranaut attacks Naseeruddin Shah over student protest debate

A war of words has erupted in Bollywood after actor Kangana Ranaut entered a public dispute between veteran actor Naseeruddin Shah and actor Piyush Mishra over the film industry's silence on student protests. The controversy, which began with Shah's analogy about a "dog with a bone," escalated on August 11, 2026, when Ranaut, a Member of Parliament, posted a strongly worded message on social media backing Mishra and directly attacking Shah.

The dispute originated from remarks made by Naseeruddin Shah regarding the silence of prominent Bollywood personalities during student-led demonstrations. Shah had used an analogy, stating that a dog holding a bone in its mouth cannot bark and would only speak after the bone falls or breaks its teeth. This comment later resurfaced when Piyush Mishra, while visiting students protesting in Ranchi over alleged irregularities in competitive exams, questioned Shah's earlier stance. Mishra asked, "Iss waqt woh kaun kutte hain jinke muh mein haddi hai?" which translates to "Who are the dogs with bones in their mouths right now?" Mishra was supporting students protesting issues related to the Jharkhand Public Service Commission and the Jharkhand...