Actress Kangana Ranaut, who graced the launch of author Shobhaa De’s latest book “Seventy and To Hell With It” here, has said she would love to write a book.
Interacting with the media on Wednesday, Kangana expressed her desire to collaborate with Shobhaa De to write a book.
“I will write a book when I am ready… Shobhaa De is always there to guide me. I would love to write a book and if I can collaborate with Shobhaa De, it will be great,” said Kangana.
“She understands the spirit and she is the original wild child and we are her followers. I would love to associate with her in future about my experiences, my plans and my life in general,” Kangana added.
Besides Kangana, other well-known names like Barkha Dutt, Madhu Shah, Priya Dutt, Gul Panag, Yash Birla and Avanti Birla also graced the book launch event.
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Shobhaa De also shared her reasons to ask Kangana Ranaut to launch her book.
“I think she is a gladiator, a warrior, and she represents a lot in terms of, how women stand up for what they believe in. And I find her extraordinary, young, spunky and feisty. I have always been her admirer from the time she came into the film industry.”
“I really feel in today’s age, it takes a lot for women to stand up and now, there is a global community of women, who are standing up and speaking out and speaking for themselves and Kangana Ranaut is one of them, so I couldn’t have thought of a better person to launch the book,” added Shobhaa De.
Kangana is currently busy with “Manikarnika” and the film is being directed by Krish, a Telugu filmmaker.
(IANS)
