Bollywood actors support Diljit, after his spat with Kangana Ranaut

In her since-deleted tweet, Kangana had shared pictures of two old women, claiming that both were Shaheen Bagh's Bilkis Bano "dadi," who would protest for any cause for Rs. 100.

However, the second woman was Mohinder Kaur, a resident of Punjab.

Over her comment, the actor was heavily slammed on social media by netizens.

Diljit also criticized her, after which she retaliated.

The 36-year-old actor shared a video of Mohinder Kaur from the farmers' protest and wrote, "Respected Mahinder Kaur Ji! Listen to this, Kangana. One should not be this blind. She says anything (sic)."

Thereafter, Kangana called Diljit filmmaker Karan Johar's "pet." She wrote, "I don't even know who is Mohinder Kaur. What kind of drama is this? Stop this right now (sic)."

Amid Diljit and Kangana's spat, many users on social media lauded the singer-actor's courage to stand up against Kangana.

One user wrote, "Tragic state of Bollywood - even after so much abuse and slander they kept mum on Kangana. Finally a Punjabi singer/actor had to deal with the guttermouth; reveals just how hollow, impotent and supine Bollywood has become (sic)."

Supporting Diljit, Twitter users bashed Bollywood stars and called them "cowards."

Reacting to this, actor Swara Bhasker wrote, "Not everyone kept mum," tagging fellow actors Taapsee Pannu and Richa Chadha in her tweet.

Taapsee also wrote, "That's always been the problem here. Hum kuch mayeno mein 'outsiders' hi rahenge na (sic)."

Both Swara and Taapsee have had run-ins with Kangana in the past.

Kangana has also landed into legal trouble over the said tweet.

After an advocate from Punjab issued a legal notice to her, the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) has sent a notice to the actor, seeking an unconditional apology for her "derogatory" tweets against farmers involved in the protest.

"Her tweets portray farmers' protest as anti-national (sic)," DSGMC's president said in a tweet.

Farmers from several states across India are protesting against three new agricultural laws.

The central government has said that they are aimed at eliminating the middlemen and improving farmers' earnings by allowing them to sell their produce anywhere in the country.

However, protesting farmers have alleged that the laws will deprive them of the minimum guaranteed price.