Acting
Kangana Ranaut
Hindi, Tamil, Telugu cinema · 45 credits
Born
20 March 1987 (age 39)
Birthplace
Bhambla, Himachal Pradesh, India
Also known as Kangna Ranaut
Kangana Ranaut is an Indian film actress. She has established a career in Bollywood and is one of the highest-paid actresses in India. Ranaut is particularly known in the media for expressing her honest opinions in public and is frequently credited as one of the most fashionable Indian celebrities. She is the recipient of several awards, including three National Film Awards and Filmfare Awards in four categories. Ranaut made her feature film debut in the 2006 thriller Gangster, for which she was awarded the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut. She received praise for portraying emotionally intense characters in the dramas Woh Lamhe (2006), Life in a... Metro (2007) and Fashion (2008). For the last of these, she won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress and a Filmfare Award in the same category. In 2015, Ranaut portrayed a dual role in Tanu Weds Manu Returns, the most successful Bollywood film featuring a female protagonist, for which she won a Filmfare Critics Award and a second consecutive National Film Award for Best Actress.
Known for
Filmography
Bharat Bhhagya Viddhaata
as Gita Madhav Gandhare, Producer
Emergency
as Indira Gandhi, Director, Producer, Story
Chandramukhi 2
as Chandramukhi
Tejas
as Tejas Gill
Tiku Weds Sheru
Producer
Dhaakad
as Agent Agni
Thalaivii
as 'Amma' J. Jayalalithaa
Panga
as Jaya Nigam
Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi
as Manikarnika / Rani Lakshmibai, Director
Judgementall Hai Kya
as Bobby Grewal
Rangoon
as Miss Julia
Simran
as Praful Patel, Story
Tanu Weds Manu: Returns
as Tanuja 'Tanu' Trivedi / Kumari 'Kusum' 'Datto' Sangwan
Katti Batti
as Payal Ahuja
I Love NY
as Tikku Verma
Queen
as Rani (Queen), Dialogue
Revolver Rani
as Alka Singh
Ungli
as Maya
Krrish 3
as Kaya
Shootout at Wadala
as Vidya Joshi
Rajjo
as Rajjo
Tezz
as Nikita Malhotra
Game
as Sia Agnihotri
Double Dhamaal
as Kiya Nayak
Rascals
as Kushi
Tanu Weds Manu
as Tanuja "Tanu" Trivedi
Miley Naa Miley Hum
as Anishka Srivastava
Ready
as Kiran
Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai
as Rehana Shergill
Kites
as Gina
Knock Out
as Nidhi Srivastava
No Problem
as Sanjana
Raaz: The Mystery Continues...
as Nandita Chopra
Ek Niranjan
as Sameera
Fashion
as Shonali Gujral
Dhaam Dhoom
as Shenba
Gangster
as Simran
Woh Lamhe
as Sana Azim