New Delhi, April 16 -- Actor-turned politician Kangana Ranaut has opened up about a difficult phase in her life when she was targeted, and many tried to malign her image. She also recalled how her ex filed a "case" against her, and she was labelled a "witch" and accused of practising black magic by many.

In a conversation with ANI, Ranaut alleged that she was subjected to severe character attacks at the time. "My ex who filed a case on me... and on top of that, kuch khade ho gaye ki ye to chudail hai khoon peeti hai kaale kamre mein kaale parde lagake kaala jaadu karti hai (some people stood up and said she's a witch, she drinks blood, she does black magic.) So there was a witch-hunting. There was evident and very apparent witch-hunting ...