Actress Aishwarya Lekshmi praised actress-politician Kangana Ranaut, calling her a "mad genius". "I like how she taught herself to talk well and be a good orator. I love the speeches she gives in Parliament," she said in a conversation with Galatta Plus. "I love Kangana Ranaut," Aishwarya further said. Kangana won the Mandi Lok Sabha seat as a BJP candidate.