Kangana Ranaut (born Kangana Amardeep 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.
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Kangana Ranaut Age
She was born on 23rd March 1986 in Bhambla, a small town in Himachal Pradesh, India. She is 33 years old as of 2019.
Kangana Ranaut Height
She has a standing height of 1.68m tall.
Kangana Ranaut’s Early life and background
Ranaut was born on 23 March 1986 at Bhambla (now Surajpur), a small town in the Mandi district of Himachal Pradesh, into a Rajput family. Her mother, Asha Ranaut, is a school teacher, and her father, Amardeep Ranaut is a businessman. She has an elder sister, Rangoli, who as of 2014 works as her manager and a younger brother, Akshat. Her great-grandfather, Sarju Singh Ranaut, was a Member of the Legislative Assembly and her grandfather was an officer for the Indian Administrative Service.[8] She grew up in a joint family at their ancestral haveli (mansion) in Bhambla, and described her childhood as “simple and happy”.
According to Ranaut, she was “stubborn and rebellious” while growing up: “If my father would gift my brother a plastic gun and get a doll for me, I would not accept that. I questioned the discrimination.” She did not subscribe to the stereotypes that were expected of her and experimented with fashion from a young age, often pairing up accessories and clothes that would seem “bizarre” to her neighbours. Ranaut was educated at the DAV School in Chandigarh, where she pursued science as her core subject, remarking that she was “very studious” and “always paranoid about results”.She initially intended to become a doctor on the insistence of her parents.
However, a failed unit test in chemistry during her twelfth grade led Ranaut to reconsider her career prospects and despite preparing for the All India Pre Medical Test, she did not turn up for the exam. Determined to find her “space and freedom”, she relocated to Delhi at the age of sixteen. Her decision not to pursue medicine led to constant feuding with her parents and her father refused to sponsor a pursuit he considered to be aimless. In Delhi, Ranaut was unsure which career to choose; the Elite Modelling Agency were impressed by her looks and suggested that the model for them. She took on a few modeling assignments, but generally disliked the career as she found “no scope for creativity”.
Ranaut decided to shift focus towards acting and joined the Asmita Theatre Group, where she trained under the theatre director Arvind Gaur. She participated in Gaur’s theatre workshop at the India Habitat Centre, acting in several of his plays, including the Girish Karnad-scripted Taledanda. During a performance, when one of the male actors went missing, Ranaut played his part along with her original role of a woman. A positive reaction from the audience prompted her to relocate to Mumbai to pursue a career in film and she enrolled herself for a four-month acting course in Asha Chandra’s drama school.
Ranaut struggled with her meager earnings during this period, eating only “bread and aachar (pickle)”. Refusing her father’s financial assistance led to a rift in their relationship which she later regretted. Her relatives were unhappy with her decision to enter the film-making industry, and they did not correspond with her for several years. She reconciled with them after the release of Life in a… Metro in 2007.
Kangana Ranaut Awards
| YEAR | NOTED WORK | AWARD | CATEGORY |
| 2006 | Gangster | Global Indian Film Awards | Best Female Debut |
| 2007 | Gangster | Asian Festival of First Films | Best Actress |
| 2007 | Gangster | Bollywood Movie Awards | Best Female Debut |
| 2007 | Gangster | Filmfare Awards | Best Female Debut |
| 2007 | Gangster | International Indian Film Academy Awards | Best Female Debut |
| 2007 | Gangster | Screen Awards | Most Promising Newcomer – Female |
| 2007 | Gangster | Stardust Awards | Superstar of Tomorrow – Female |
| 2008 | Life in a… Metro | Stardust Awards | Breakthrough Performance – Female |
| 2009 | Fashion | Filmfare Awards | Best Supporting Actress |
| 2009 | Fashion | International Indian Film Academy Awards | Best Supporting Actress |
| 2009 | Fashion | National Film Awards | Best Supporting Actress |
| 2009 | Fashion | Producers Guild Film Awards | Best Actress in a Supporting Role |
| 2009 | Fashion | Stardust Awards | Best Supporting Actress |
| 2014 | Herself | NDTV Indian of the Year | Actor of the Year |
| 2014 | Herself | GR8! Women Awards | Distinction in Cinema – Acting |
| 2014` | Herself | CNN-IBN Indian of the Year | Special Achievement Award |
| 2015 | Queen | Filmfare Awards | Best Actress |
| 2015 | Queen | National Film Awards | Best Actress |
| 2015 | Queen | Arab Indo Bollywood Awards | Best Actress in a Leading Role |
| 2015 | Queen | International Indian Film Academy Awards | Best Actress |
| 2016 | Tanu Weds Manu Returns | Filmfare Awards | Best Actress (Critics) |
| 2016 | Tanu Weds Manu Returns | Times of India Film Awards | Best Actor – Female |
| 2016 | Tanu Weds Manu Returns | National Film Awards | Best Actress |
| 2016 | Herself | CNN-IBN Indian of the Year | Special Achievement Award |
Kangana Ranaut Family
She comes from Rajput family. Her mother, Asha Ranaut, is a Sanskrit teacher, and her father, is a businessman. She has two siblings, one younger brother, and one elder sister.