Kangana Ranaut
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| Kangana Ranaut | |
 Kangana Ranaut in Metro |
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| Born | March 20, 1987 (age 20) Bhambla, Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh, India |
| Years active | 2005 - present |
Kangana Ranaut (born 20 March 1987 in Bhambla, Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh, India) is an Indian actress who appears in Bollywood movies.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Early life
Kangana Ranaut is from a village called Bhambla in the Mandi district of Himachal Pradesh [1]. She completed most of her schooling in Shimla. She studied science and wanted to be a doctor at one point [2]. In a passion for acting, Kangana travelled to Delhi, where she did several theatre shows.
[edit] Personal life
Ranaut's father is a businessman and her mother is a school teacher [3]. Ranaut has a younger sister called Rangoli who survived an acid attack in late 2006. She is said to be dating an unknown man whom she met in South Africa. [4].
[edit] Career
Kangana moved to Mumbai to try her luck in movies. She was unsuccessful for quite a while, until she received the offer for Gangster. The film was critically and commercially successful [5], her performance was especially applauded [6]. This was followed by another acclaimed performance in Woh Lamhe (2006) [7]. Kangana was announced heroine of Jeeva's forthcoming Tamil venture, Dhaam Dhoom on February 19, 2007.
[edit] Awards
- 2006: Star Screen Award Most Promising Newcomer - Female for Gangster
- 2007: Global Indian Film Awards , Best Female Debut for Gangster
- 2007: Filmfare Best Debut Award , for Gangster
- 2007: Filmfare Face of the Year Award
- 2007: Max Stardust Award , Superstar of Tomorrow - Female for Gangster
- 2007: Zee Cine Awards , Most Promising Debut- Female for Gangster
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Dhaam Dhoom | Announced [8] | |
| 2007 | Shakalaka Boom Boom | Ruhi | Releasing April 06 |
| 2007 | Metro | Neha | Releasing April 6, 2007 [9] |
| 2006 | Woh Lamhe | Sana Azim | |
| 2006 | Gangster | Simran |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ tribuneindia.com. Another actress from Himachal Pradesh. Retrieved on February 16, 2007.
- ^ himachal.us. Quotes from Kangana. Retrieved on February 16, 2007.
- ^ imdb.com. Her parents. Retrieved on February 16, 2007.
- ^ indiafm.com. Kangana's sister attacked. Retrieved on February 16, 2007.
- ^ boxofficeindia.com. Gangster is a hit at the box office. Retrieved on February 16, 2007.
- ^ indiafm.com. Kangana steals the film!. Retrieved on February 16, 2007.
- ^ indiafm.com. Review for Woh Lamhe. Retrieved on February 16, 2007.
- ^ sify.com. Kangana Ranaut in Tamil!. Retrieved on February 19, 2007.
- ^ indiafm.com. Metro to release in April. Retrieved on February 16, 2007.
