Kangana Ranaut
Acting
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
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movieBharat Bhhagya Viddhaata
2026
Gita Madhav Gandhare
movieEmergency
2025
Indira Gandhi
movieTejas
2023
Tejas Gill
movieChandramukhi 2
2023
Chandramukhi
movieDhaakad
2022
Agent Agni
tvLock Upp
2022
Host
movieThalaivii
2021
'Amma' J. Jayalalithaa
moviePanga
2020
Jaya Nigam
movieJudgementall Hai Kya
2019
Bobby Grewal
movieManikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi
2019
Manikarnika / Rani Lakshmibai
movieSimran
2017
Praful Patel
movieRangoon
2017
Miss Julia
movieKatti Batti
2015
Payal Ahuja
movieI Love NY
2015
Tikku Verma
movieTanu Weds Manu: Returns
2015
Tanuja 'Tanu' Trivedi / Kumari 'Kusum' 'Datto' Sangwan
movieUngli
2014
Maya
tvThe Anupam Kher Show
2014
Herself
movieRevolver Rani
2014
Alka Singh
movieQueen
2014
Rani (Queen)
movieRajjo
2013
Rajjo
movieShootout at Wadala
2013
Vidya Joshi
movieTezz
2012
Nikita Malhotra
movieMiley Naa Miley Hum
2011
Anishka Srivastava
movieRascals
2011
Kushi
movieDouble Dhamaal
2011
Kiya Nayak
tvIndia's Most Desirable
2011
Herself
movieReady
2011
Kiran
movieGame
2011
Sia Agnihotri
movieTanu Weds Manu
2011
Tanuja "Tanu" Trivedi
movieNo Problem
2010
Sanjana
movieKnock Out
2010
Nidhi Srivastava
movieOnce Upon a Time in Mumbaai
2010
Rehana Shergill
movieKites
2010
Gina
movieEk Niranjan
2009
Sameera
tvTere Mere Beach Mein
2009
Herself
movieRaaz: The Mystery Continues...
2009
Nandita Chopra
tvOye! It's Friday!
2008
Herself
movieFashion
2008
Shonali Gujral
movieDhaam Dhoom
2008
Shenba
tv10 Ka Dum
2008
Herself
movieWoh Lamhe
2006
Sana Azim
movieGangster
2006
Simran
tvAap Ki Adalat
1992
Herself
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Writing3
Directing2
movieEmergency
2025
Director