Kangana Ranaut got her very first offer to enter Bollywood in the year 2004 when she was approached by the producers of the movie I Love You Boss opposite Deepak Shivdasani but after a turnaround of events she went on to act in Anurag Basu’s Gangster opposite Emraan Hashmi and Shiney Ahuja where she .. Read More
Kangana Ranaut got her very first offer to enter Bollywood in the year 2004 when she was approached by the producers of the movie I Love You Boss opposite Deepak Shivdasani but after a turnaround of events she went on to act in Anurag Basu’s Gangster opposite Emraan Hashmi and Shiney Ahuja where she was cast replacing Chitrangada Singh due to the latter’s date clashes, thus she opted out of I Love You Boss. Thus Gangster was her official debut in Hindi cinema where she received spectacular reviews for her nuanced performance as an alcoholic character and also the conviction with which she had pulled off her debut the movie was a box office hit and critical phenomenon at that time in 2006 and also won her the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut. Ranaut was seen next in the same year in Woh Lamhe, a semi-biographical adaptation of the relationship between acclaimed filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt and Schizophrenic actress Parveen Babi, the Mohit Suri directorial garnered Ranaut enormous praise and words of garland for her clarity and minute observations in emoting the pain that the character undergoes in the course of the life story but the movie was not a money spinner and ended up only being a critical hit. In the following year 2007 Ranaut appeared in the washout Shakalaka Boom Boom which did no good to her career prospects. First Blockbuster outing ( 2007) Anurag Basu collaborated with Ranaut for the second time for the ensemble drama, Life In a Metro in the later part of 2007 where she co-starred with Dharmendra, Kay Kay Menon, Shilpa Shetty and others in the musical drama which dealt with themes like infidelity, Sanctity of marriage, which went on to be a blockbuster i.e. the biggest grosser of the year 2007, also the biggest hit in her career as of then and also got her the Best Actress Awards at Filmfare Awards and IIFA Awards that year. The film also opened to rave reviews from critics and moviegoers for its lead performances and tight screenplay. Major Career Break in Fashion (2008) Madhur Bhandarkar’s drama Fashion was a major revelation in Ranaut’s career, where she was seen pairing with Priyanka Chopra, Mugdha Godse, Arbaaz Khan, Samir Soni. Although Ranaut appeared in a supporting role to the female lead Priyanka Chopra, Fashion was a benchmark in her career as the actress got the right exposure in the female-centric movie which was a critic’s favourite of that time and also a huge hit at the box office. Fashion also proved to be crucial in Ranaut’s career as she got her very first National Film Award in the Best Supporting Actress category in the year 2008 and also many other Awards for her splendid performance. Back inconsistent outings ( 2009- 2012) Ranaut’s 2009 began with the successful horror thriller Raaz: The Mystery Continues opposite Emraan Hashmi, though the critics panned her of being typecast in the movie which required her to reproduce her out-of-the-world crazy and hysterical antics from her previous successful films. Ranaut followed up with lesser-known movies like Vaada Raha and also made her debut in Telegu cinema with Ek Niranjan which had her practically doing nothing special. Hrithik Roshan starrer Kites too had her in an insignificant role. Her sole consolation in that struggling phase came in the year 2010 when she was cast in the retro gangster thriller Once Upon a Time In Mumbai alongside Ajay Devgn, and Emraan Hashmi, where she was seen in a role that had its inspirations by yesteryear actress Madhubala and the spouse of famous real-life underworld don Haji Masan for which she had to go through extensive research. The movie was one of the biggest hits of the year and also fetched unanimous positive reviews attaining a cult status over the years. Career revelation in a comic role (2011) After back-to-back non-challenging outings Ranaut was on the lookout for a role that would bring something refreshing and a lot less exhausting to the table, which she got finally in the year 2011 when she was cast opposite R. Madhavan in the romantic comic entertainer Tanu Weds Manu, which was a huge turnaround for her as she got to portray her comic sensibilities in an different role than confining herself to being branded in certain roles and was finally able to break away from the shackles of serious cinema. Ranaut came up next with a string of mediocre outings like Double Dhamaal which had nothing challenging for the actress in her and ended up being a cold affair at the box office. The game that followed had a poor run. Kangana was next seen in a major motion picture in the year 2013 when she appeared in Rakesh Roshan’s third instalment of the Krrish series, where she appeared as a mutant. Krish 3 was a huge blockbuster. Career best in Queen (2014) Kangana Ranaut after a few commercial potboilers came back with a spectacular show in Vikas Bahl’s Queen, where she played a confident, sensitive Punjabi girl who travels to Paris for Honeymoon by herself after her marriage being called off by her fiancée to reinvent herself. Queen was a major deviation for Ranaut where he was seen treading a unique path from her usual happy-go-lucky flicks. Queen was also Kangana Ranaut’s official entry to the ranks of Best Actress Awards which she won for the first time in 2014 and the movie was also declared a major phase in current Hindi cinema. Ranaut was next seen in the second instalment of Tanu Weds Manu, in Tanu Weds Manu Returns, which also followed suit and fetched her enormous encouraging reviews the film was considered to be the most successful outing in Bollywood with a female protagonist and also got her yet another National Award that year.