In a small career spaning four years Kangna Ranaut has shown promising acting talent. Now, she is once again knocked doors of audience with her new film.
NEW AGE tragedy queen Kangana Ranaut is in the lead role in “Knock Out” opposite Sanjay Dutt. With this fast paced thriller, the pair directed by Mani Shankar plans to create an euphoria like situation like Sunny Deol films.
In a very small career on silver screen Kangana has won prestigious Filmfare and National Film Award. She made her Bollywood debut in 2006 with the Mahesh Bhatt film Gangster. The film was commercially successful and her performance was also applauded. For this film she got two Filmfare awards for Best Female Debut. She was adjudged best debut actress by Zee Cine Award, Stardust and IIFA.
With these awards, her career saw and upward trend. Two years later in 2008, she won National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance as a troubled model in Fashion. The film's theme was around the dark side of the fashion world. Ranaut's portrayal of a supermodel, who loses everything on drug abuse gained her widespread praise.
Before joining films Kangana took essential training for Kathak dance and modelling in Delhi. She even joined Asha Chandra's three-month course in 2004 to brush herself to face the camera."It's been quite a journey...I came to the industry when I was just 17 with no real idea of what to expect. I was fortunate that 'Gangster' was a huge hit at the box office. I won a lot of awards and the industry gave me another chance. Otherwise, Bollywood is an industry that's very unforgiving towards outsiders," Kangana told a magazine later. So far, Kangna has plaudits from critics for the performance in 'Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai', 'Fashion', 'Life In A... Metro' and 'Gangster'. Some of her upcoming releases are 'Dum Maaro Dum', 'Game', and 'No Problem'.