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Early life
Kangana was born in 1987 to Asha, a school teacher and Amardeep, a businessman. She has a elder sister, Rangoli and a younger brother Akshit. She was born in a village called Bhambla in Mandi district of Himachal Pradesh.Her family was initially in Shimla and then moved to Chandigarh .[1]
She did her schooling in Chandigarh from DAV model school Sector 15 before moving to Shimla. She completed her high schooling in Shimla. She then moved to Delhi to become a model and theatre actor. She also joined the Elite Modelling Agency situated in Delhi in 2003 with the prospect of becoming a model but was not successful. Kangana then joined Asmita Theatre group during 2003-2005 as a theatre actor [2] before relocating to Mumbai. She came to Mumbai in early 2004 and struggled initially to get into movies, having failed went back to Delhi to complete her education. She also joined Asha Chandra's acting school in 2004 to brush herself to face camera. After struggling for nearly two years she met Anurag Basu in September 2005 and was selected for Gangster.[3]
Career
Theatre Career
Ranaut started her career as theatre actor in Delhi with the Asmita theatre group. She trained under eminent theatre director Arvind Gaur[4]. 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). In this classic play, she was playing Lalitamba's character. On the day of the show, a male actor fell ill. It was a crucial time for Arvind's team but Kangana came out and prepared Damodar Bhatt's role within an hour. Damodar Bhatt 's role is very challenging but that day Kangana 's performance in both Male & female characters was outstanding
Film career
Ranaut moved to Mumbai to try her luck in movies and received the offer for Mahesh Bhatt's 2006 film Gangster. During September 2005, Hindi Film-maker Anurag Basu spotted her having coffee in a cafe in Bombay, and signed her up for this movie. [5].
The film was critically and commercially successful and[6] her performance was especially applauded. 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 29th 2008 and was very successful. Kangana has received extremely positive reviews for her portrayal of a supermodel who loses everything on drug abuse. Kangana's role in Fashion was critically and commercially acclaimed..
Her latest film is Raaz - The Mystery Continues with Adhyayan Suman and Emraan Hashmi. The movie was released on January 23rd and has been a commercial hit grossing around 30 crores.
Kangana is currently dating Adhyayan Suman.
Awards
- 2006: Filmfare Best Female Debut Award for Gangster
- 2006: Filmfare Fairever Fresh Face of the Year Award; Gangster
- 2006: IIFA Best Female Debut Award for Gangster
- 2006: Star Screen Award for Most Promising Newcomer - Female; Gangster
- 2006: Zee Cine Award for Best Female Debut; Gangster
- 2006: Stardust Superstar of Tomorrow - Female; Gangster
- 2006: Bollywood Awards Best Female Debut for Gangster
- 2007: Stardust Breakthrough Performance Female; Life in Metro
- 2008: Stardust Best Supporting Actor Female; Fashion
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Gangster | Simran | Hindi | Filmfare Best Female Debut Award |
| Woh Lamhe | Sana Azim | Hindi | ||
| 2007 | Shakalaka Boom Boom | Ruhi | Hindi | |
| Life in a... Metro | Neha | Hindi | ||
| 2008 | Dhaam Dhoom | Shenba | Tamil | |
| Fashion | Shonali | Hindi | Winner, Stardust Best Supporting Actress Award | |
| 2009 | Raaz - The Mystery Continues | Nandita | Hindi | |
| Roshan | Hindi | Completed. Release expected in 2009. | ||
| Kites | Hindi | Filming |
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