Kangana Ranaut

What draws me to Kangana Ranaut is sheer backbone. Arriving from the hills of Mandi with no industry connections, she clawed her way into Bollywood and walked off with four National Film Awards, which speaks to talent and tenacity in equal measure. She is unmatched at playing willful, unconventional women, and she has expanded into directing and now a seat in Parliament. I find her refusal to soften her opinions genuinely bracing, even when it courts controversy. She offers no polished fiction, only a lived-in strength. Performers with that much conviction are exactly the ones I want to root for.

Name (English)

Kangana Ranaut

Name (Japanese)

カンガナー・ラーナーウト

Reading

かんがなー・らーなーうと

Born

March 23, 1986 (age 40)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aries / Tiger

Origin

Mandi district, India

Occupation

actor / film director / film actor

Awards & achievements

• Filmfare Awards
• National Film Award for Best Actress
• National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress
• 2020 Padma Shri in arts
• Global Indian Film Awards
• Bollywood Movie Awards
• Stardust Awards
• CNN-News18 Indian of the Year

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/kanganaranaut/
• Xhttps://x.com/KanganaTeam
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kangana%20Ranaut
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AB%E3%83%B3%E3%82%AC%E3%83%8A%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A9%E3%83%BC%E3%83%8A%E3%83%BC%E3%82%A6%E3%83%88
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2737207

Tags

• Mandi district
• actor
• film director
• film actor

Last updated

2026-06-16

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