From Hrithik, Kangana row to Padmavati, here are 6 biggest controversies of the year

While one hopes to end the year on a happy note, 2017 has been no stranger to controversial headlines and even more controversial starry behaviour. We take a walk back in time, to talk about some of the biggest stories of this year.

1. Controversy’s favourite child, Kangana Ranaut, made for news every time she spoke in public. She spent a long time elaborating on her alleged affair with Hrithik Roshan, something she spoke about first in 2016. The two reportedly began dating on the sets of Krrish 3, and slapped legal notices on each other. 

Well, not just her romantic life, Kangana’s professional life sparked debates too. Remember nepotism? The word remained a favourite in Bollywood throughout 2017, with all parties weighing in. Kangana lit the debate when she appeared on Koffee with Karan and accused Karan Johar of being a “flag bearer of nepotism”. Undoubtedly, this has remained as the controversy of the year. 

2. Padmavati may not have seen the light of day yet, but the movie has been outraged against since word go. After the sets of the movie were vandalised throughout the year, the Rajput Karni Sena threatened to cut off Deepika Padukone’s nose, as well as harm Sanjay Leela Bhansali over the movie’s release. Padmavati still remains postponed, despite the release date of December passing. 

3. Mahira Khan’s presence in Bollywood may have irked a lot of people in January when Raees released, but this wasn’t the end of troubles for her. The Pakistani actress was snapped smoking with Ranbir Kapoor on the streets of New York. Mahira was trolled mercilessly for not just smoking, but wearing a halter dress and ‘roaming with a Hindu boy’ too, amongst other things.

4. Sonu Nigam lashed out at ‘forced religiousness’ in India, after being woken up by the sound of the azaan from a nearby mosque. Such was the blowing up of the situation that he even shaved his head off in defiance of a fatwa issued against him. 

5. Nawazuddin Siddiqui had to apologise and withdraw his book An Ordinary Life after a complaint was filed against him. The complaint noted that he had outraged the modesty of his Miss Lovely co-star Niharika Singh, while talking about their affair. Niharika slammed the actor for not taking her consent before sharing their personal equation with the world in his memoir. 

6. Priyanka Chopra, who is extremely sharp with her quotes and actions, was slammed for meeting the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, wearing a dress. However she had a fair amount of people supporting her but some people chose to pull her down with their derogatory comments.