Overview
- On January 17, Kangana Ranaut posted that Masaba Gupta told her stylist she could not use a Masaba saree for a Ram Janmabhoomi darshan.
- Ranaut said she was already traveling from Lucknow to Ayodhya and described feeling humiliated, saying she cried in her car.
- In follow-up comments on X the same day, she claimed the stylist paid for the sari and was instructed not to tag the designer or brand.
- She framed the episode as part of broader prejudice in fashion circles and questioned why brand accounts avoided sharing widely seen images, referencing AR Rahman in her critique.
- Ranaut cited a prior personal tie, saying she performed at Gupta’s 2015 wedding, while reports note no reply from the designer to her claims.