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Kangana Ranaut

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Kangna Ranaut (Hindi: कंगना रनौत); born 20 March 1987)[1] is an Indian actress who acts inBollywood films. She made her Bollywood debut in 2006 in Gangster.[2] She won both a Filmfareand a National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance as a troubled model in Fashion (2008).



Early life

Ranaut was born to Asha, a school teacher, and Amardeep, a businessman, in a Himachal Family. 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 took admission in Government College for Girls Sector 11, in Bachelors of Arts program. She left for Delhi after a few months of college. She then moved to Delhi to become a model. She also joined the Elite Modelling Agency in Delhi in 2003 with the prospect of becoming a model.[3]


Career


Theatre career

Ranaut started her career as a 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 several plays. Her first play with Arvind Gaur was Girish Karnad's Taledanda (Rakt-Kalyan).


Film career

Ranaut joined Asha Chandra's three-month course in 2004 to brush herself to face camera. Ranaut moved to Mumbai to try her luck in movies. During September 2005, Hindi film-maker Anurag Basu spotted her having coffee in a cafe in Mumbai, and offered her the leading role in Gangster, written by Mahesh Bhatt, and she accepted it.[6] Released in 2006, the film became both critically and commercially successful and her performance was especially applauded.[7] This was followed by another acclaimed performance in Woh Lamhe (2006).
Later, Kangna 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 in 2008. The film, portraying the dark side of the fashion world, was a critical success, and Ranaut's portrayal of a supermodel who loses everything on drug abuse gained her widespread praise, fetching her various awards, including the prestigious Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award and National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress.
Her last successful film was a thriller Raaz - The Mystery Continues with Emraan Hashmi. The movie has been a commercial success and was declared as first reasonable hit of 2009.Her next release was Vaada Raha with Bobby Deol.Ek Niranjan was her second project in the South. Ek Niranjan is a Telugu Film directed by Puri Jagannadh, whose previous film Pokiri has been remade in Hindi as Wanted.Kangna was briefly seen in a guest appearance opposite Hrithik Roshan in Kites as a rich casino owner's daughter.


Awards

2007
2008
2009


Filmography

YearFilmRoleNotes
2006GangsterSimranWinner, Filmfare Best Female Debut Award
Woh LamheSana Azim
2007Shakalaka Boom BoomRuhi
Life in a... MetroNeha
2008Dhaam DhoomShenbaTamil film
FashionShonaliWinner, National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress
2009Raaz - The Mystery ContinuesNanditta
Vaada RahaPoojaSpecial Appearance
Ek NiranjanSameeraTelugu film
2010KitesGinaSpecial Appearance
Once Upon A Time In MumbaiRehana
Knock OutNidhi Shrivastav
No ProblemSanjana
2011Tanu Weds ManuTanuReleasing February 25, 2011
GamePia AgnihotriReleasing March 18, 2011
Dum Maaro DumAtreya D'CostaReleasing April 22, 2011
Dhamaal 2Announced
RascalsAnnounced
PowerAnnounced

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