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].
Contents[hide]
1 Early life
2 Career
2.1 Theatre career
2.2 Cinema career
3 Awards
4 Filmography
5 See also
6 References
7 External links
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Early life
Kangana was born on 23 March 1987 to Asha, a school teacher and Amardeep, a businessman. 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.
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
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
Hindi
In-production.
Actor
Kushan Nandy
Hindi
In-development.
Manu weds Tanu
Anand.L.Rai
Hindi
In-development
See also
List of Indian film actresses
Awards
Filmfare Award
Preceded byVidya Balanfor Parineeta
Best Female Debutfor Gangster2007
Succeeded byDeepika Padukonefor Om Shanti Om
Preceded byVidya Balanfor Parineeta
Face of the Yearfor Gangster2007
Deepika Padukonefor Om Shanti Om
Preceded byKonkona Sen Sharmafor Life in a... Metro
Best Supporting Actressfor Fashion2009
Contents[hide]
1 Early life
2 Career
2.1 Theatre career
2.2 Cinema career
3 Awards
4 Filmography
5 See also
6 References
7 External links
//
Early life
Kangana was born on 23 March 1987 to Asha, a school teacher and Amardeep, a businessman. 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.
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
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
Hindi
In-production.
Actor
Kushan Nandy
Hindi
In-development.
Manu weds Tanu
Anand.L.Rai
Hindi
In-development
See also
List of Indian film actresses
Awards
Filmfare Award
Preceded byVidya Balanfor Parineeta
Best Female Debutfor Gangster2007
Succeeded byDeepika Padukonefor Om Shanti Om
Preceded byVidya Balanfor Parineeta
Face of the Yearfor Gangster2007
Deepika Padukonefor Om Shanti Om
Preceded byKonkona Sen Sharmafor Life in a... Metro
Best Supporting Actressfor Fashion2009
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