Kangana Ranaut's advice to young people: Think with open mind but live conservative life
Mumbai, July 8
Actress and politician Kangana Ranaut, who is known for her strong opinions, has now shared her take on the modern dating scene.
On Wednesday, the actress took to the Stories section of her Instagram, and shared a long note in which she shared her advice for the young people.
She wrote, "WhatsApp, Instagram, dating apps, benching, ghosting, double/triple digit body counts, crumbing, seeing, testing, filters, stories, drug's, clubs all this and much more and still it's not enough. Passion without a goal or a purpose will find many such random self-destructive expressions, that's why obsession is important but with your career or some skill, to the young and the restless I want to say that channelise your energies in to a constructive path".
"Think with an open mind but live a conservative life, that way you can avoid jail/boredom/negativity, depression and many such door", she added.
Modern dating has somewhere also impacted the dynamics of marriages in society leading to a spike in crime related to marriages.
Earlier, the actress joined the jailers, Farah Khan and Riteish Deshmukh on the new season of the streaming reality show 'Lock Upp'.
Lauding Farah and Riteish's impactful performance as jailers on the reality show, the 'Queen' actress said that these two have been extremely fair while dealing with the contestants. She added that at the same time, they are absolutely uncompromising when it comes to tasks.
Kangana, who was the host of the show during season one, shared, "Farah and Riteish have brought exactly the kind of authority this Lock Upp needed. They've been fair, fearless, and absolutely uncompromising while taking the contestants to task. And as 'Janata Ki Awaaz', I'm here tonight to take that one step further. The audience has been watching every move, and now it's time for their voice to be heard. Trust me, tonight's episode will leave everyone talking".
The actress also represents the Mandi Lok Sabha constituency. She won the 2024 Lok Sabha elections from Mandi on BJP ticket.
— IANS
Reader Comments
Kangana is right about the "passion without purpose" part. I see so many of my friends in Delhi just chasing temporary thrills on Instagram and dating apps, and they end up feeling empty. But her "conservative life" advice feels like she's pushing old-fashioned morality. Why can't we embrace open-minded thinking while still being responsible? It's not binary.
Interesting take from an actress-politician. In the West, we've seen the backlash against hookup culture too—books like "The Righteous Mind" talk about how modern dating hurts mental health. Kangana's idea of focusing on skills over random partners is universal. But "live conservative" sounds like she's preaching abstinence, which (from our experience in the US) doesn't always work well.
I'm in college in Bangalore, and honestly, the pressure to be on dating apps and have a "body count" is real. But Kangana's advice feels like it's from another generation. "Think with open mind, live conservative life"—that's exactly what my parents say. But how do you enjoy your youth while being "conservative"? The problem isn't dating itself, it's the fake culture of showing off everything on social media.
Bahut badhiya baat kahi Kangana ji ne! As a father of two teenagers in Mumbai, I worry about the influence of dating apps and Western culture on our youth. Her advice to avoid "jail/boredom/negativity, depression" is spot on. But she should also talk about how parents can guide kids without being judgmental. Just saying "conservative life" isn't enough—we need to show the path to balance.
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