Kangana Ranaut is a top actress from Bollywood who is renowned for her extremely talented acting skills and versatile roles in her movies.
Kangana Ranaut is amongst the highest-paid actresses of today and has won several prestigious acting awards and been nominated numerous time for acting awards too.
Kangana Ranaut is also better known as being an outspoken personality and has her own clothing brand, titled ‘Vera Moda’.
About Kangana Ranaut
Bio | |
Real Name | Kangana Amardeep Ranaut |
Date of Birth | 23rd March 1986 |
Age (as of September 2018) | 32 years |
Nationality | Indian |
Religion | Hinduism |
Place of Birth | Bhambla (Himachal Pradesh) |
Education | 12th pass |
Physical Stats | |
Height | 5 ft 5" (165 cm) approximately |
Weight | 115 lbs (52 kg) approximately |
Hair Color | Black |
Eye Color | Dark Brown |
Family & Relationships | |
Father | Amardeep Ranaut (Businessman) |
Mother | Asha Ranaut (Teacher) |
Sister | Rangoli Ranaut |
Brother | Akshit Ranaut |
Marital Status | Single |
ex-Boyfriend | Hrithik Roshan (Actor) |
Career | |
Profession | Actress |
Net Worth | INR 86,00,00,000 (USD 12 Million) |
Famous for | Gangster, Woh Lamhe (2006), Life In A.. Metro (2007), Fashion (2008), Raaz: The Mystery Continues (2009), Kites, Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai, No Problem (2010), Tanu Weds Manu, Ready, Double Dhamaal, Rascals (2011), Shootout At Wadala, Krrish-3 (2013), Queen, Rovolver Rani, Ungli (2014), Tanu Weds Manu Returns (2015), Rangoon (2017) |
First Movie | Gangster (2006) |
Annual Income | INR 25,00,00,000 (USD 3.4 Million) |
Salary (per film) | INR 12,00,00,000 (USD 1.5 Million) |
Favorite Food | Dal-Rice and Berry Burst |
Favorite Actors | Shahrukh Khan and Aamir Khan |
Favorite Actress | Sridevi |
Hobbies | Reading books, writing, cooking or doing yoga |
Kangana Ranaut is considered by critics and fans alike to be one of the current generation’s most talented actress. Kangana Ranaut has appeared in several memorable roles and has been applauded all around for her impressive acting skills.
Kangana Ranaut’s age is 32 years as Kangana Ranaut was born on the 23rd of March, 1986 in Bhambla, small town in Himachal Pradesh. Kangana Ranaut’s height is around 5 ft 5 inches (165 cm) while Kangana Ranaut’s weight is around 52 kg (115 lbs). In her spare time, Kangana Ranaut loves to read books, write, cook or do yoga, as part of her hobbies.
Kangana Ranaut’s father is businessman and contractor, Amardeep Ranaut, while Kangana Ranaut’s mother is Asha Ranaut, a teacher by profession. Kangana Ranaut’s elder sister is Rangolu Ranaut, a manager by profession and Kangana Ranaut’s younger brother is Akshit Ranaut. Since the time she has come into the limelight, Kangana Ranaut’s name has been linked with several of her co-stars as rumors of her relationships were common. The list Kangana Ranaut’s boyfriends include Adhyayan Suman, the actor, British doctor, Nicholas Lafferty as well as Bollywood heartthrob Hrithik Roshan, whom she broke up amidst much controversy.
Thanks to her impressive acting talent, Kangana Ranaut’s salary per film is around INR 12 crores (USD 1.5 Million), which brings Kangana Ranaut’s annual income somewhere around INR 25 crores (USD 3.4 Million). This brings Kangana Ranaut’s net worth to an estimated INR 86 crores (USD 12 Million).
Kangana Ranaut is truly a highly-talented actress and the numerous acting awards she has won are proof of it.
The list of Kangana Ranaut’s awards including winning the Global Indian Film Awards’ Best Female Debut award, the Asian Festival of First Films’ Best Actress award, the Bollywood Movie Awards’ Best Female Debut award, the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut, the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards’ Best Female Debut award, the Screen Awards’ Most Promising Newcomer – Female award, the Stardust Awards’ Superstar of Tomorrow – Female award and the Zee Cine Awards’ Best Female Debut award, all for her entry movie in Bollywood – ‘Gangster’ (2006).
Later, Kangana Ranaut won the Stardust Awards’ Breakthrough Performance – Female award for her role in ‘Life In A.. Metro’ (2008).
Next, Kangana Ranaut won the Filmfare Awards’ Best Supporting Actress award, the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards’ Best Supporting Actress award, the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress, the Producers Guild Film Awards’ Best Actress in a Supporting Role award as well as the Stardust Awards’ Best Supporting Actress award for her amazing acting in ‘Fashion’ (2009).
Later on, Kangana Ranaut won the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne’s Best Actress award, the Jagran Film Festival’s Best Actress award, the Filmfare Award for Best Actress, the National Film Award for Best Actress, the Arab Indo Bollywood Awards’ Best Actress in a Leading Role award and also the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards’ Best Actress award, all for her impressive performance in the super hit ‘Queen’ (2009).
Further, Kangana Ranaut has won the Filmfare Award for Best Actress (Critics), the Times of India Film Awards (TOIFA) Best Actor – Female award and also the National Film Award for Best Actress, for her impressive role in ‘Tanu Weds Manu Returns’ (2016).
Apart from winning these popular acting awards, Kangana Ranaut has also been nominated numeorus times for other similar acting awards too.
Interesting Facts About Kangana Ranaut
- Kangana Ranaut is known to be a smoker and she also drinks alcohol.
- Kangana Ranaut comes from a well-off Rajput family background.
- As Kangana Ranaut refused to give in to her mother’s demand that she get married at age 16, Kangana Ranaut decided to leave home and pursue her dreams of becoming an actress.
- Kangana Ranaut dropped out of college and joined the Elite Modeling Agency (Delhi), in 2003, in the hopes of becoming a model, as she was a regular participant in beauty pageant in her school.
- After winning a National Film Award at age 22, Kangana Ranaut became one of the youngest actors to have ever done so in Bollywood.
- Very few people know this but the memorable dialogues from the super hit movie ‘Queen’ (2013), were actually written by Kangana Ranaut herself.
- Kangana Ranaut confesses that if she had not become an actor, she would probably have been a doctor.
- Kangana Ranaut is not a big movie buff and has seen very few films, and surprisingly she is not fond of watching TV too.