Kangana Ranaut is a well-renowned name in the industry, a woman who stands tall and alone without the support of a Godfather and leading male actors. She calls her shots and takes risks while carrying the film on her shoulder.
With a string of hits in her kitty where her role is anything but conventional. She can manage to pull off a simple and sweet West Delhi girl in Queen to a firecracker in Tanu Weds Manu.
She is also the only actor to win 3 National awards by the age of 31 which is a huge achievement by any standards. Kangana’s outspoken demeanor and strong never-say-die attitude are what makes her a fan favourite.
Her career span is over 13 years and here is why she is truly the most sought after actresses of contemporary times –
Challenging nepotism
She made a whole wave when she went on to the popular chat show ‘Koffee with Karan’ and made a statement against nepotism. She called KJo ‘flagbearer of nepotism’ on his own show and stirred a huge debate. This lead to a huge conversation about nepotism and the whole Bollywood fraternity was shaken.
Equal Pay
The actress has always been in the news for speaking about discrimination in Bollywood and pay gap. She has earlier made statements that she doesn’t need Khans to push her films and she also said that she would make sure that someday the wage gap between men and women is bridged.
On breaking stereotypes
She likes to do all her stunts on her own and also opened up about her process of getting physically prepared for the role of Rani Jhansi in her film ‘Manikarnika’. She said that initially, it took her much longer to get in the skin of the character physically and do the stunts but after rigorous training sessions, she finally nailed it.
Kangana has also called out to fellow stars like Alia Bhatt and Aamir Khan for not supporting her film and sticking to their cliques.
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Personal life and controversies
In an industry where stars like to keep their private lives and love affairs under wraps, Kangana raised eyebrows by openly speaking about her love affair with Hrithik Roshan on Rajat Sharma’s ‘Aap Ki Adalat’. She divulged many details of their secret affair and opened up about being targetted and isolated by the film fraternity.
Turning down beauty endorsements
Kangana has maintained that she doesn’t step into a role or do endorsements which do not ring with her personal ideologies. While other Bollywood stars take on endorsement deals for big bucks, Kangana has said to refuse ads for beauty and fairness creams as she doesn’t believe in the popular image of beauty shattering all myths. She has taken a stand publically saying that she has refused huge endorsement deals as the idea of beauty projected by mainstream media is shallow.
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