Recently, actress Alia Bhatt was featured in an advertisement which challenged the orthodox ritual of kanyadan during Hindu weddings. The advertisement sparked online debates on the subject and actress Kangana Ranaut, who has immense faith in the rituals and traditions of the country, also shared her opinion on the matter. She slammed down the advert and urged Alia and other stars to stop manipulating people against rituals of a religion.

She shared a long statement on Instagram that read, "We often see a Martyr's father on television when they loose a son on the border they roar don't worry I have one more son, uska bhi daan main iss dharti Maa ko dunga... Kanyadaan ho ya putradaan... The way a society looks at the concept of (lack of equivalent word in English or Urdu using) renunciation shows it's core value system..."

She continued, "When they start to look down upon the very idea of daan... Then you know it is time for reestablishment of Ram Rajya.... The king who renounced everything he ever loved only to live the life of a Tapasvi (monk) Please stop mocking Hindus and their rituals.... Dharti (Earth) and woman both are mothers in scriptures they are worshipped as goddesses of fertility.... Nothing wrong in seeing them as precious and very source of existence (shakti)."

Alia's advertisement was just to make people aware of the fact that human beings should not be considered commodities which can be donated. It is offensive only when taken out of context.

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