Kangana Ranaut quotes that prove she is a ‘Badass’ for real

On nepotism in Bollywood

On 'Koffee With Karan 5', Kangana called Karan Johar a 'flag-bearer of nepotism' and added, “If ever my biopic is made, you’ll be the stereotypical Bollywood biggies, who is snooty and completely intolerant to outsiders. Flag-bearer of nepotism. The movie mafia.”

On her journey in Bollywood

"I think my life has been completely transformed. I am happy with the journey now, though I wasn’t then. Though I wanted all this – the offers, the treatment, the position I’m enjoying today – when I started out, I don’t think I deserved it. The struggle is what makes it all worth it, and today I feel that I truly deserve all this success. It’s like how dough is put into the oven and baked into a cookie. I am now a nice crispy cookie!"

On physical abuse

"When this man who used to be my father's age, he hit me so hard that my head was...I fell on my head on the floor and it started to bleed. I must have been 17 or something. I picked up my sandal and I hit his head hard and it started to bleed as well. That day I thought I am actually a born fighter, it made me a total badass."

On men being paid more than women in Bollywood

"They are paid thrice the amount. No one can guarantee success of a film so why such discrimination? I don't do one scene or one item song in a film. I can only speak for myself and I am commanding certain amount of money, but I still think I am underpaid. "

On endorsing fairness creams

"I think it's very very irresponsible. There are so many things we can work on but definitely not our complexion. Beauty is everywhere; we need to make our women confident."

On her less than perfect English and her accent

"They made fun of my accent, my limited English. They showed me the worst side that a human can ever see of another human. And these people have double faces. They kept their worst side for me. And what surprises me is that they never thought 'what if she becomes Kangana Ranaut, a star, and then she will never work with me as producer or actor.'”

On marriage

"I think the focus has to shift at some point from marriage to real life challenges, which are the same for girls and guys. We have to prepare our girls like superheroes, like we prepare our men, and not have a ready set-up to be given to another man like a fully trained dog to take care of the house."

On being discriminated for being a Girl

"I come from a middle-class family and my parents had their own pressures on them. They wanted me to be a doctor or get married and take care of my household. Though growing up it didn't seem something which is wrong, like I thought it's a matter of fact that being a girl child is a liability on our parents."