Kangana Ranaut: 11 different roles, 11 different avatars

Kangana Ranaut was born on March 23, 1987. Today is her 29th birthday.

Updated on: Mar 23, 2016 10:11 AM IST

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Kangana Ranaut was born on March 23, 1987. Today is her 29th birthday.

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This all started with Gangster (2006) in which Kangana debuted as Simran, a girl in love with an assassin. Anurag Basu was the director of the film. (YouTube)

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Anurag Basu again gave Kangana a meaty role in 2007 film Life In A Metro. She played Neha, a needy girl emotionally exploited by her boss. (YouTube)

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Milan Luthria’s Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai (2010) presented Kangana as a starlet Rehana who falls for a gangster. (YouTube)

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Aanand L Rai’s Tanu Weds Manu (2011) was the film which showed Kangana’s blooming talent. She played Kanpur’s (in)famous Tanuja Trivedi. (YouTube)

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David Dhawan’s Rascals (2011) came in the same year. Though she made hearts thump with her toned body, it remained one of the worst films of that year. (YouTube)

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Vidya Joshi’s role in Sanjay Gupta’s Shootout At Wadala (2013) was full of subtilities. Kangana aced this one.

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Kaya in Krrish 3 (2013) was very unconventional, but she did it with confidence. Also, this was the film where her alleged relationship with Hrithik Roshan started. (YouTube)

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Vikas Bahl’s Queen (2014) changed everything for Kangana Ranaut. After this film, she became one of the A-listers in Bollywood. (YouTube)

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Life came a full circle for Kangana with Sai Kabir’s Revolver Rani (2014). She was satisfactory in the film, but it tanked at the box office. This was a jolt for her after Queen’s super success. (YouTube)

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Kusum Sangwan in Tanu Weds Manu Returns (2015) made the world turn and notice her acting prowess. Needless to say that the film stormed the box office. (YouTube)

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Payal in Nikhil Advani’s Katti Batti (2015) was is her last release. She will be soon seen in Vishal Bhardwaj’s Rangoon. (YouTube)