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Despite being in an early stage of her career, Kangana
Ranaut did not hesitate to play a bold part in Madhur
Bhandarkar’s Fashion. This movie taught us that the SIMRAN (2017)
world of fashion is not all glitter and glamour as it While the movie was a pretty average film overall,
may seem from the outside. Even though Priyanka Kangana’s performance in the film does give it that
Chopra played the lead role in the film of a small- little bit extra. Being a divorced NRI, Simran falls
town girl making it big in the fashion industry, prey to her obsession with stealing. First, it was just to
Kangana’s performance in the film managed to catch repay a loan but later she began doing it without any
the attention of many. The actress played the role of financial motive. In many ways, Kangana’s character
Shonali Gujral, a leading fashion model struggling to reminded of us of her part in Queen - extremely
accept that her decline is a reality. The film kickstarted spirited, charming yet lost within herself and failing
Kangana’s winning run at the National Awards. against her own desires.

TANU WEDS MANU (2011) MANIKARNIKA: THE QUEEN OF JHANSI (2019)
Tanu Weds Manu, like much of Aanand L Rai’s work, Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi was a film made
is a light-hearted comedy set mainly in the north to honor the courage of Rani Laxmibai of Jhansi.
of India. The movie follows a well-educated NRI Kangana Ranaut plays the titular role in the film and
doctor Manu (R.Madhavan) who happens to fall in does every bit justice to the part. While the film is a
love with a foul-mouthed and philandering Tanu little over the top, Kangana manages to shine as an
(Kangana Ranaut). Even though you would never actor. We all know what the actress is capable of and
imagine two individuals poles apart in nature falling with this movie she managed to impress yet again.
in love, Aanand L Rai’s unique storytelling keeps you
interested throughout the film. JUDGEMENTALL HAI KYA (2019)
Judgementall Hai Kya was a psycho-thriller in which
QUEEN (2013) Kangana Ranaut and Rajkummar Rao had a reunion
Kangana Ranaut’s Queen on paper sounds like a post, Queen. In the movie, the actress played the
simple story about a woman discovering herself but character of Bobby, a girl who faces psychological
in reality, it was so much more. The actress played a problems due to a traumatized childhood. Bobby
character named Rani, a middle-class girl from Delhi works as a dubbing artist in films and she often
who finds out that the man she’s about to marry is not imagines herself to be those very characters. One
interested in settling down. Rani takes an impulsive day, a relative of Bobby named Rima (Amyra Dastur)
decision and decides to head for her honeymoon moves into a home in the same society along with
on her own. Upon reaching there, the normally shy her boyfriend Keshuv (Rajkummar Rao). Things get
and constrained Rani begins to open up after making interesting when Rima passes away and the blame
friends during the trip. They motivate her to be true game begins between Bobby and Keshuv with both
to herself which also makes her realize that it wasn’t trying to prove the other isn’t mentally stable.
her fault that her fiancé walked out on the marriage.
Vikas Bahl’s direction and Kangana’s acting together PANGA (2020)
turned out to be an amazing combination as not only Over the last few years, we have seen several films
did Queen win the hearts of the critics but also turned releasing in Bollywood based on a female protagonist
out to be a massive hit at the box-office. Kangana’s and this Kangana Ranaut film was another addition
performance helped her bag the Filmfare and to the list. The film revolved around a middle-class
National award for Best Actress in a Leading Role. woman named Jaya. Jaya is living a simple life that
most Indian women in society are content with. She has
TANU WEDS MANU RETURNS (2015) a decent job and along with that looks after her loving
This movie was the sequel to the 2011 release Tanu family. However, for this decent life, she gave up her
Weds Manu. The film takes place four years into ultimate passion - Kabaddi. Years later, thanks to her
the life of Tanu (Kangana Ranaut) and Manu (R. family’s support, Jaya decides to make her comeback
Madhavan) after marriage. In the sequel, we see the on the field. Unlike other films in the category, Panga
problems that arise in the relationship between the doesn’t include an antagonist who does not want Jaya
lead characters. to succeed. Instead, the movie gives a positive spin
with everyone backing the protagonist to achieve what
she sets out for.

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