Kangana Ranaut has praised veteran actor Anupam Kher in her latest tweet, and called him a 'strong and secure man who protects women,' Hindustan Times reported.

The Queen star wrote in her tweet, “People talk about woman empowerment till they find an empowered woman and their egos want to crush her but a really strong and secure man will always protect a woman no matter how fierce/ empowered she is.”

“Anupam Kher ji thank you I always feel loved and appreciated around you,” Kangana tweeted.

Meanwhile, in his recent interview with DNA, Anupam also praised Kangana and said: "I think Kangana is a brave girl. If we applaud woman empowerment, we should defiantly celebrate the success of Kangana."

“Like everybody has freedom of speech, why shouldn't we give her the freedom of speech? I think she's one of the finest directors, I have worked with, and I say this after doing 534 films, he added.

The two stars will be seen together in the upcoming film  Emergency. Kangana will play the role of the late former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, while Anupam will portray political leader JP Narayan in the film.