New Delhi, Aug. 12 -- Actor and BJP MP Kangana Ranaut has backed actor Piyush Mishra in his criticism of veteran actor Naseeruddin Shah, escalating a war of words that began over Shah's comments on Bollywood celebrities' silence during student protests in Delhi.

Ranaut shared a news report about Mishra's recent remarks on her Instagram Stories and took a direct swipe at Shah.

Referring to Shah's earlier comparison of a few celebrities to "a dog with a bone in its mouth that cannot bark", Ranaut wrote, "Sach toh yeh hai har koi kisi na kisi ka kutta hai, lekin mujhe iss baat ka garv hai ki main jis ghar (desh) ki roti khati hoon uski rakhwali karti hoon/uske liye ladti hoon, Nasir Saab khaate toh iss desh ka hain lekin ladte padose desh ...