Cinema VinesActor and Member of Parliament Kangana Rana Rana has taken to the social‑media platform X to voice her anger at what she sees as a deeply entrenched patriarchal mindset in Himachal Pradesh. In a recent post, she responded to a user who shared a video of a Himachali woman who had given birth eleven times, all daughters until the last child was a son. The user had criticized the woman for continuing to bear daughters, arguing that society’s insistence on a male heir reduces a woman’s worth to “producing a son.” Rana Rana agreed with the user and added that the situation in Himachal is worse than in any other state.
She recounted personal family anecdotes to illustrate the issue. “I remember when one of my cousins had a second baby girl, people poured in to their home for condolences,” she wrote. “She called me and cried that relatives were coming to talk to her like someone had died; she just can’t take it anymore.” She went on to describe how another cousin’s wife went into depression after the birth of a second daughter, despite the family’s support. The situation was so severe that the woman had to be admitted to a hospital, and only after treatment is she now reportedly fine, though the trauma remains.
Rana Rana’s remarks come amid a broader media storm. Over the past few weeks she has been criticized for her harsh comments about Generation Z, labeling some protestors as “Generation Gutter” and describing their viral protest clips as “puke‑inducing.” A few days earlier she reversed her stance, claiming that Gen Z is the country’s strength. Her latest social‑media outburst has drawn both support and backlash.
On the professional front, Rana Rana is preparing to release her new film, Bharat Bhhagya Viddhaata, directed by Manoj Tapadia. The movie tells the true story of the nurses and staff at Cama Hospital who saved lives during the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks. Although the film received a lukewarm response at the box office, it is slated for a digital premiere on Zee5 on August 14.
