After calling him 'cockroach', Kangana Ranaut hails Vikrant Massey for 12th Fail: 'He might fill Irrfan Khan's void'

Vikrant Massey has been garnering rave reviews for his impeccable performance in Vidhu Vinod Chopra’s directorial 12th Fail. While stars like Kamal Haasan, Anu Malik and others showered praise on the actor and film, Kangana Ranaut is the latest one to join the bandwagon. In a series of Instagram stories, the Manikarnika star praised Vidhu Vinod Chopra and Vikrant Massey and wrote, “Vidhu sir has won my heart all over again, @vikrantmassey is beyond amazing. In the coming years, he might just fill the void Irfan Khan saab left behind. Salutations to your talent, dear one.” In the next story, she wrote, “What a terrific film. Coming from Hindi medium myself belonging to a rural village and being a general caste student for entry tests without reservations in my school years, I was weeping throughout the film, ufff never cried so much in a flight, my co-passengers were stealing concerned glances at me, I am embarrassed.”

For the unversed, Ranaut had called Vikrant ‘cockroach’ for his comment on Yami Gautam’s post. The Vicky Donor star once shared a photo from one of her wedding festivities. Commenting on the pic, Vikrant wrote, “Pure & Pious like Radhe Maa!” After coming across Massey’s comment, Kangana responded, “Kahan se nikla ye cockroach..lao meri chappal. (From where did this cockroach come. Someone get my slipper.) While having a conversation with Firstpost, Vikrant Massey spoke about his preparation for the character and said, “Very challenging, although I don’t say things like these too much; this one particular character was very demanding. For example, I had to learn the language and the dialect which everyone has to do but I had to go the extra mile because  Vinod Chopra didn’t want any makeup, he wanted me to naturally darken my skin as much as possible. To achieve that, I would apply mustard oil and sit on my terrace and sun bathe, and wait for my skin to peel off just like onion peel. What was also required was to understand the dialect and the student culture. I wasn’t aware of this kind of student culture where people are really aspiring for government jobs or wanting to contribute from their end to the society. It’s a difficult sphere to be in and very challenging. If you see the trailer, only 30-40% students get select from the Hindi medium and that’s the truth. These are the people that come from very very challenged sections of the society. To have the ability to restart when you fail, it’s a major challenge. I did spend a lot of time with students and I got to know their perspective and why they are doing this. It opens up your world.”