Happy B'day Kangana Ranaut: Top 7 movies that make her the 'Queen' of acting

Its been 17 years since Kangana Ranaut stepped into the world of acting with Anurag Basus directorial Gangster and since then she has been surprising audience with her versatile performances Today she is not only an actress but also a director and producer In a career spanning almost two decades Kangana has won many hearts with her her acting prowess choice of narratives and fearless personalitySo on the occasion of her 36th birthday lets take a look at her films that proved that she is one of the best actors working todayGangsterKangana entered the film industry with the film Gangster Released in 2006 Anurag Basus directorial revolved around the relationship between a bar dancer played by Kangana and a gangster Shiny Ahuja Emraan Hashmi was also a part of the crime dramaFashionWith Fashion Kangana showed her acting skills Even though Priyanka Chopra played the lead role in Fashion Kangana managed to grab eyeballs with her stellar performance as a troubled model The hit film will always remain special to Kangana as it kickstarted her winning run at the National AwardsQueenReleased in 2014 Queen revolves around Rani Mehra Kangana who decides to go on her honeymoon alone after her fiance Vijay Dhingra Rajkummar Rao cancels their wedding just a day before their special day Kanganas role truly acts as a source of motivation for girls who hesitate to live an independent life in a maledominated society Kangana won her second National Award for her role in QueenTanu Weds Manu franchiseWith Aanand L Rais Tanu Weds Manu Returns 2011 the actor unleashed her comic side alongside R Madhavan Her aim to make the audience laugh did not stop here as in 2015 she came up with Tanu Weds Manu Returns In the sequel we see the problems that arise in the relationship of the lead characters of Kangana and Madhavan after their marriage The film also gave Kangana a chance to play a double role Her comical avatar in Tanu Weds Manu Returns drew attention to the jury of The National Film Awards as they honoured Kangana with the prestigious award once againManikarnika The Queen of JhansiIn 2019 Kangana moved behind the lens with ManikarnikaThe Queen of Jhansi She helmed several portions of the historical film along with Radha Krishna Jagarlamudi Manikarnika The Queen Of Jhansi was a film made to honour the courage of Rani Laxmibai of Jhansi Kangana Ranaut plays the titular role in the film She bagged yet another National Award for her work in the period dramaAlso Read Kangana Ranaut pens heartfelt note for Chandramukhi 2 costar Raghava LawrencePangaaThe 2020 released film revolved around a retired Kabbadi player essayed by Kangana who is hoping to make a comeback in the game Directed by Ashwiny Iyer Tiwary the film also features Richa Chadha Neena Gupta Jassie Gill and Pankaj Tripathi in key roles The film honours the endless hours of work that mothers put behind their families and at the same time urges them to never give up on their dreams and to take that second chanceThalaiviiKangana plays the role of later former Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa Before she was a politician Jayalalithaa was part of the Tamil film industry Kangana put in her best efforts to play the role of Jayalalithaa She even gained 20 kilos for her role In the upcoming months audience will see Kangana in Manikarnika Returns The Legend of Didda Chandramukhi 2 and The Incarnation Sita She is also directing Emergency which is based on the life of the Former Prime Minister of India Indira GandhiThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever