Thalaivi Star Kangana Praises Simi Garewal’s Rendezvous With Jayalalithaa Interview

Thalaivi star Kangana Ranaut praises Simi Garewal: Ahead of Thalaivi release, actor Kangana Ranaut took to her Twitter handle to praise Simi Garewal for tapping into the "real essence" of celebrities while bashing filmmaker Karan Johar and his chat show, Koffee With Karan. Ranaut has said that one of Garewal’s interviews with former Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa has helped her in her research while working on her biopic Thalaivi.

The actor tweeted, “Yes @Simi_Garewal tapped in to real essence of a celebrity, A complete sketch of the subject. Rendezvous with Jayaa maa has helped me a lot in my research (sic).” She made this comment in response to one user's tweet which read, “@Simi_Garewal is phenomenal. I don’t think any interviewer can match her level of grace. These shows nowadays have no soul honestly. Hers was authentic and enjoyable”. Ranaut further replied to the fan, lauding Garewal's skills to interview people, saying that "same can’t be said about certain Papa Jo whose interviews are all about bitching, bullying, gossip and frustrated sex."

Thalaivi star Kangana Ranaut praises Simi Garewal. Check out the tweet below:

Yes @Simi_Garewaltapped tapped in to real essence of a celebrity, A complete sketch of the subject. Rendezvous with Jayaa maa has helped me a lot in my research, same can’t be said about certain Papa Jo whose interviews are all about bitching, bullying, gossip and frustrated sex https://t.co/ex0KySDI1E

— Kangana Ranaut (@KanganaTeam) March 30, 2021

Interestingly, she took a dig at Karan Johar and his popular talk show Koffee With Karan, in which she had appeared on a controversial episode and called him a "flagbearer of nepotism" and "movie mafia".

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This J Jayalalithaa interview in question is from 1997. Garewal interviewed numerous personalities on her show, including Kareena Kapoor, Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan and Rishi Kapoor among others. Johar also started a similar sketch airing in 2004 and has had six seasons so far. He has also interviewed stars such as Shah Rukh, Aamir Khan, Kareena Kapoor, and others, sticking predominantly to Bollywood.

Talking about doing the research on the actor-turned-politician and acing the look, earlier, Ranaut took to Twitter to share pictures that showcased her transformation into Jayalalithaa. She had shared how she gained and lost 20 kgs for the role and tweeted, “One day to go for the trailer launch of #Thalaivi. Gaining 20 kgs and loosing it all back within a span of few months wasn’t the only challenge that I faced while filming this Epic Biopic, wait is getting over just in few hours Jaya will be your forever (sic).” Read how Kangana Ranaut transformed into Thalaivi

One day to go for the trailer launch of #Thalaivi
Gaining 20 kgs and loosing it all back within a span of few months wasn’t the only challenge that I faced while filming this Epic Biopic, wait is getting over just in few hours Jaya will be your forever ❤️ pic.twitter.com/yeLDPfCdFQ

— Kangana Ranaut (@KanganaTeam) March 22, 2021

Thalaivi is releasing in cinemas on April 23.