Is Kangana Ranaut really collaborating on the script of her latest film? Director says yes, writer says no

5 May 2017

KanganaRanautgot her long-standing wish when the directorHansalMehtaof her latest film Simran announced that the actress would be officially credited as co-writer along with Hansals long-standing writer-collaborator ApurvaAsrani. HoweverAsraniwho penned Mehtas outstanding Aligarh among other films by the director, strongly refutes this claim. SaysAsrani, I am the story, screenplay anddialoguewriter ofSimran. Kanganahas done a lovely job improvising somedialogues and has been credited for Additional Dialogue. She is not; repeat NOT, a co-writer on the script. Headlines such as Kangana Turns Scriptwriter are misleading. Reacting toHansalMehtas effusive proclamations of his leading ladys writing skills Apurva says, He never saidKanganais a co-writer onSimran. He said she has collaborated on the script. To rewind a bit,KanganaRanauthas been itching to display her writing skillsforquite a while. She tried to convinceVishalBhardwajto let her vent her writing abilities on Rangoon , suggestion that was firmly shouted down byBhardawaj. Apparently he threatened to shut down the film if she insisted on playing a collaborator in the writing department. HansalMehtaproved a softer to nut to crack. He warmed up to his actress extra-constitutional aspirations. Sources say his friend and associate writerApurvaAsranihas not taken kindly to the intervention. There are differences betweenHansalandApurvaover the boundaries that must be drawn to determine Kanganas contribution.Hansalseems to be pampering his leading ladys writing ambitions, says an informed source.