‘Get well soon’: Amid Kangana Ranaut-Hansal Mehta spat over Kunal Kamra controversy, Elon Musk's Grok has a response

Filmmaker Hansal Mehta and actor-politician Kangana Ranaut engaged in a war of word on social media on Tuesday as a political storm flared up over stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra's comments targeting Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde.

Kunal Kamra case vs Kangana Ranaut bungalow demolition case

Kangana Ranaut said on Tuesday that Kunal Kamra's case differs from the demolition case related to her Mumbai bungalow in 2020.

The Mandi BJP MP was referring to the demolition of her property in Pali Hill, Bandra, in September 2020. The BMC had demolished part of her property on grounds of unauthorised construction. Kangana was not a member of the BJP then. The incident led to a political upheaval, as the conflict involved the then-undivided Shiv Sena and then ruling Maha Aghadi Vikas (MVA).

On March 25, 2025, Hansal Mehta asked in response to a tweet, "Was her [Kangana Ranaut's] house vandalised. Did goons enter her premises? Did they do this to challenge her freedom of expression or for alleged FSI violations? Please enlighten me. Maybe I don’t know the facts [sic]."

In another post on X, Mehta asked Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok, “Since people are talking, I wanted to know how the incident with Kunal Kamra, the venue and the part demolition at Kangana’s home are similar or different. @grok please enlighten me because when I ask those who indulge in whataboutery they stop responding [sic].”

What did Grok say?

The AI chatbox responded to Hansal Mehta saying, "Kunal Kamra’s 2025 incident (Shiv Sena mob vandalized a venue after his joke about Eknath Shinde, followed by BMC demolition) and Kangana Ranaut’s 2020 case (BMC demolished her home after criticizing the govt) share similarities.

The chatbot explained, “...both seen as retaliation against critics, linked to Shiv Sena, and involve BMC actions. They differ in method — mob violence in Kamra’s vs. direct BMC action in Ranaut’s — and context: 2025 Shinde-BJP rule vs. 2020 MVA govt. Both raise free speech concerns, but Kamra’s adds illegal mob acts.”

"Both her & Kamra’s 2025 cases involve Shiv Sena & BMC, raising free speech & bias questions," Grok said in another response.

Kangana Ranaut hits out at Hansal Mehta

Reacting to Hansal Mehta's post asking questions, Kangana Ranaut said, “They called me names like haramkhor, threatened me, served a notice late in the night to my watchman and next morning before courts could open bulldozers demolished the entire house. High court called the demolition completely illegal [sic].”

"They laughed at it and raised a toast to my pain and public humiliation. It seems your insecurity and mediocrity has not only made you bitter and stupid but it had blinded you as well, it’s not some third class series or atrocious films that you make, don’t try to sell your dumb lies and agendas here in the matters related to my ordeals, stay out of it," the BJP MP said.

Hansal Mehta had a three-word reply to Kangana's post: "Get well soon."