New Delhi, Aug. 2 -- Kangana Ranaut has shared a Friendship Day message for her "Gen-Z friends", striking a conciliatory note days after her comments about young women and student protesters sparked controversy online.

In her latest Instagram Story, the actor and BJP MP recounted an interaction with two Gen Z women she met at a gym. According to Ranaut, the women spoke about growing up in a digital era shaped by social media, dating applications and artificial intelligence, while emphasising the importance of personal freedom.

She wrote, "Today in the gym I met 2 Gen-Z girls who I know, they asked me Kangana Didi we are born in digital age and yes social media, Instagram, dating apps, AI and all are a way of life for us, most of us are ...