Kangana Ranaut

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Kangana Ranaut

Kangana at the launch of E-Bike foton
Born Kangana Amardeep Ranaut
March 23, 1987 (1987-03-23) (age 22)
Bhambla, Himachal Pradesh, India
Occupation Actress
Years active 2006 - present
Spouse(s) None

Kangana Ranaut (Hindi: कंगना राणावत) (born March 23, 1987)[1] is an Indian actress who acts in Bollywood films. She made her Bollywood debut in 2006 in Gangster.[2].

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Early life

Kangana was born on 23 March 1987 to Asha, a school teacher and Amardeep, a businessman.[citation needed] She has an elder sister, Rangoli and a younger brother Akshit. She was born in a small town called Bhambla in Mandi district of Himachal Pradesh. Her family lives in Mandi.[3]

She did her schooling in Chandigarh from DAV model school Sector 15.She then moved to Delhi to become a model. She also joined the Elite Modelling Agency situated in Delhi in 2003 with the prospect of becoming a model.[citation needed]

Career

Theatre career

Ranaut started her career as theatre actor in Delhi with the Asmita theatre group[4] She trained under eminent theatre director Arvind Gaur.[5] She participated in his theatre workshop at India Habitat Centre and acted in many plays.

Her first play with Arvind Gaur was Girish Karnad's Taledanda(Rakt-Kalyan).

Cinema career

Ranaut moved to Mumbai to try her luck in movies and received the offer for Mahesh Bhatt's 2006 film Gangster.She also joined Asha Chandra's three month course in 2004 to brush herself to face camera . During September 2005, Hindi Film-maker Anurag Basu spotted her having coffee in a cafe in Bombay, and signed her up for this movie.[6]

The film was critically and commercially successful and her performance was especially applauded.[7] This was followed by another acclaimed performance in Woh Lamhe (2006).

Later, Kangana starred in yet another Anurag Basu project, the hit film Life In A... Metro, as a confused girl who is looking for a real love. Her performance in the film earned her rave reviews. She also starred in Shakalaka Boom Boom (2007) as an aspiring singer. Her next film Fashion starring Priyanka Chopra and Mugdha Godse was released on October 29 2008. The film was a critical success, and Ranaut's portrayal of a supermodel who loses everything on drug abuse gained her widespread praise, fetching her various nominations and awards in the best supporting actress category, including the prestigious Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award.

Her latest film is Raaz - The Mystery Continues with Emraan Hashmi. The movie was released on January 23 and has been a commercial success and declared as first reasonable hit of 2009.

Awards

  • 2007:

Asian Festival of First Films, Best Actress ,Gangster

Filmfare Best Female Debut Award, Gangster

Filmfare Fairever Fresh Face of the Year Award , Gangster

IIFA Best Female Debut Award, Gangster

Star Screen Award for Most Promising Newcomer - Female, Gangster

Zee Cine Award for Best Female Debut, Gangster

Stardust Superstar of Tomorrow - Female, Gangster

Bollywood Movie Award - Best Female Debut for Gangster

  • 2008:

Stardust Breakthrough Performance Award (Female), Life in a... Metro

  • 2009:

Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award, Fashion

IIFA Best Supporting Actress Award , Fashion

Stardust Best Supporting Actress Award, Fashion

Filmography

Year Film Director Role Language Notes
2006 Gangster Anurag Basu Simran Hindi Winner,Filmfare Best Female Debut Award
Woh Lamhe Mohit Suri Sana Azim Hindi
2007 Shakalaka Boom Boom Suneel Darshan Ruhi Hindi
Life in a... Metro Anurag Basu Neha Hindi
2008 Dhaam Dhoom Jeeva Shenba Tamil
Fashion Madhur Bhandarkar Shonali Hindi Winner, Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award
2009 Raaz - The Mystery Continues Mohit Suri Nandita Hindi
Vaada Raha Sameer Karnik Nalini Hindi Special Appearance.
Ek Niranjan Puri Jagannadh TBA Telugu Filming
Kites Anurag Basu Gia Hindi Post-production.
2010 Once Upon A Time In Mumbai Milan Luthria Madhubala &
Sona		 Hindi In-production.
No Problem Anees Bazmee TBA Hindi In-production.
Actor Kushan Nandy TBA Hindi In-Development.

See also

Awards
Filmfare Award
Preceded by
Vidya Balan
for Parineeta		 Best Female Debut
for Gangster
2007		 Succeeded by
Deepika Padukone
for Om Shanti Om
Preceded by
Vidya Balan
for Parineeta		 Face of the Year
for Gangster
2007		 Deepika Padukone
for Om Shanti Om
Preceded by
Konkona Sen Sharma
for Life in a... Metro		 Best Supporting Actress
for Fashion
2009		 Succeeded by
TBD

References

  1. ^ Joshi, Shriniwas (March 16, 2007). "Glamour girls from Himachal Pradesh". The Tribune. http://www.tribuneindia.com/2007/20070316/hp1.htm#21. Retrieved on 2008-05-08. 
  2. ^ Ram Kishore Parcha. "Kangana Ranaut interview". BBCHindi.com. http://www.bbc.co.uk/hindi/entertainment/story/2009/03/090309_kangna_interview_ad.shtml. Retrieved on 2009-04-02. 
  3. ^ "tribuneindia.com". Another actress from Himachal Pradesh. http://www.tribuneindia.com/2004/20041221/himachal.htm#8. Retrieved on 16 February 2007. 
  4. ^ "Asmita theatre alumni list". sites.google.com. http://sites.google.com/site/asmitatheatre/in-news/prominent-actor-s. Retrieved on 2008-12-29. 
  5. ^ "Kangna was kind of lost in Delhi". The Times of india. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India_Buzz/Kangna_was_kind_of_lost_in_Delhi/articleshow/3978882.cms. Retrieved on 2009-01-18. 
  6. ^ "Kangana Ranaut TheFilm.co.in : Bollywood News Gossip, Bollywood Music, Bollywood Wallpapers,Bollywood Movie Trailers and Songs Download". http://www.thefilm.co.in/actress/kangna-ranaut/. 
  7. ^ "boxofficeindia.com". Gangster is a hit at the box office. http://www.boxofficeindia.com/2006.htm. Retrieved on 16 February 2007. 

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