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Personal Info

Gender

Female

Birthday

1987-03-20 (38 years old)

Place of Birth

Bhambla, Himachal Pradesh, India

Kangana Ranaut

Biography:

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

Acting

2025

Emergency as Indira Gandhi

2023

Chandramukhi 2 as Chandramukhi
Tejas as Tejas Gill

2022

Dhaakad as Agent Agni
Lock Upp as Host

2021

Thalaivii as 'Amma' J. Jayalalithaa

2020

Panga as Jaya Nigam

2019

Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi as Manikarnika / Rani Lakshmibai
Judgementall Hai Kya as Bobby Grewal

2017

Rangoon as Miss Julia
Simran as Praful Patel

2016

2015

Tanu Weds Manu: Returns as Tanuja 'Tanu' Trivedi / Kumari 'Kusum' 'Datto' Sangwan
Katti Batti as Payal Ahuja
I Love NY as Tikku Verma

2014

Queen as Rani (Queen)
Revolver Rani as Alka Singh
Ungli as Maya

2013

Krrish 3 as Kaya
Shootout at Wadala as Vidya Joshi
Rajjo as Rajjo

2012

Tezz as Nikita Malhotra

2011

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

2010

Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai as Rehana Shergill
Kites as Gina (Special Appearance)
Knock Out as Nidhi Srivastava
No Problem as Sanjana

2009

2008

Fashion as Shonali Gujral
Dhaam Dhoom as Shenba
10 Ka Dum as Herself

2007

2006

Gangster as Simran
Woh Lamhe as Sana Azim

2004

1992

Aap Ki Adalat as Herself

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Writing

2025

Emergency as Story

2017

Simran as Story

2014

Queen as Dialogue

Directing

2025

Emergency as Director

Production

2025

Emergency as Producer

2023

Tiku Weds Sheru as Producer