Kangana Ranaut weighs in on the debate over whether or not Hindi should be recognized as a national language: ‘It should be Sanskrit,’ I say.

On Twitter earlier this week, actor-filmmaker Ajay Devgn sparked a debate about India’s national language. Ajay had a verbal spat with actor Kiccha Sudeep after he stated that Hindi was not India’s national language. In response to Sudeep’s claim, Ajay stated in a recent interview that if there is no language barrier, films made in the north can be released in the south and vice versa. Kangana Ranaut weighed in on the debate over Hindi as a national language today at the trailer launch of her upcoming film Dhaakad.

Kangana responded to a journalist’s question about the ongoing controversy, which has taken a political turn, by saying, “There is no direct answer to this question.” We are a diverse country with numerous languages and cultures. Everyone has a natural right to be proud of their language and culture. “I am a Pahari and am immensely proud of my ancestors.”

Kangana Ranaut went on to say that Sanskrit should be declared the national language of India. I would say Sanskrit if you were to ask me which language should be the national language. Kannada, Tamil, Gujarati, and Hindi are all descended from Sanskrit, which predates them all. All of these languages have their origins in Sanskrit. So, why hasn’t Sanskrit replaced Hindi as the national language? I don’t know what to say. “These are the choices made at the time (the Constitution was drafted),” she explained.

Kangana also stated that failing to recognize Hindi as the national language is tantamount to defying the central government. It is “Delhi ki sarkar” that is being denied when Hindi is denied as the national language, according to her. You do not consider Delhi to be the center. Whatever is done in the construction, whatever laws are passed, it is done in Delhi, and it is done in Hindi.”

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Kangana Ranaut agreed with Ajay Devgn that Hindi is India’s national language, but she also stated that Sanskrit should be India’s national language. “When you travel throughout the country or travel abroad to countries such as Germany, Spain, or France, you will notice that they are extremely proud of their language,” she said. Fortunately or unfortunately, no matter how dark colonial history is, English has become that link. Even within the country, we now communicate in English. We must make that decision. Keeping all of this in mind, a decisive decision should be made. According to the constitution, Hindi is currently the national language. As a result, when Ajay Devgn Ji stated that Hindi is the national language of India, he was not mistaken. However, I believe that Sanskrit should be our national language, as languages such as Hindi, German, English, and French have all descended from Sanskrit. Why isn’t Sanskrit the official language of India? Why isn’t it required in schools? “I’m not aware of that!”

Kangana went on to say that south Indian actors are finally being recognized in the Indian film industry. She went on to say that in the country, south Indian films and actors have always received a stepmotherly treatment.

South and North Indian films coming into the country is unfortunate because they have always received step-motherly treatment, and that is why it feels like they are being singled out for attention a victory today,” the actor said. This should not have happened. We haven’t had a single leading man from the south in the Hindi film industry. I’ve been talking about how tight-knit this circle is and how it works.

This is also an example of how outsiders are not permitted. And now that they’ve arrived to take their due, which is rightfully theirs, we’re acting as if they’re taking away our screens and invading our territory. These are their screens, and the entire country is theirs. So, please refrain from looking at them in this manner (as outsiders). This is a slap in the face to those in the industry who believe they are the godfathers here. These (South Indian) actors deserve it because it has been a long time coming, and they will accept their due. And I am delighted that they are doing so.”