Kangana Ranaut

Kangana 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.

Ranaut made her feature film debut in the 2006 thriller Gangster, for which she was awarded the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut. She received praise for portraying emotionally intense characters in the dramas Woh Lamhe (2006), Life in a… Metro (2007) and Fashion (2008). For the last of these, she won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress and a Filmfare Award in the same category.

In 2015, Ranaut portrayed a dual role in Tanu Weds Manu Returns, the most successful Bollywood film featuring a female protagonist, for which she won a Filmfare Critics Award and a second consecutive National Film Award for Best Actress.

Known For

Queen Not in library

Queen

2014

Kites Not in library

Kites

2010

Krrish 3

Krrish 3

2013

Tanu Weds Manu: Returns Not in library

Tanu Weds Manu: Returns

2015

Tanu Weds Manu Not in library

Tanu Weds Manu

2011

Ready Not in library

Ready

2011

Fashion Not in library

Fashion

2008

Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai Not in library

Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai

2010

Life in a Metro Not in library

Life in a Metro

2007

Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi Not in library

Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi

2019

Acting

2025 Emergency as Indira Gandhi
2023 Chandramukhi 2 as Chandramukhi
2023 Tejas as Tejas Gill
2022 Dhaakad as Agent Agni
2022 Lock Upp as Host (71 episodes)
2021 Thalaivii as 'Amma' J. Jayalalithaa
2020 Panga as Jaya Nigam
2019 Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi as Manikarnika / Rani Lakshmibai
2019 Judgementall Hai Kya as Bobby Grewal
2017 Rangoon as Miss Julia
2017 Simran as Praful Patel
2016 The Kapil Sharma Show In Library
2016 The Kapil Sharma Show as Self (4 episodes) In Library
2015 Tanu Weds Manu: Returns as Tanuja 'Tanu' Trivedi / Kumari 'Kusum' 'Datto' Sangwan
2015 Katti Batti as Payal Ahuja
2015 I Love NY as Tikku Verma
2015 Sapney as Self
2014 Queen as Rani (Queen)
2014 Revolver Rani as Alka Singh
2014 Ungli as Maya
2014 The Anupam Kher Show as Herself (1 episode)
2013 Krrish 3 as Kaya In Library
2013 Shootout at Wadala as Vidya Joshi
2013 Rajjo as Rajjo
2013 Comedy Nights with Kapil as Self (2 episodes)
2012 Tezz as Nikita Malhotra
2012 Satyamev Jayate as Self (1 episode)
2011 Game as Sia Agnihotri
2011 Double Dhamaal as Kiya Nayak
2011 Rascals as Kushi
2011 Tanu Weds Manu as Tanuja "Tanu" Trivedi
2011 Miley Naa Miley Hum as Anishka Srivastava
2011 Ready as Kiran
2011 India's Most Desirable as Herself (1 episode)
2010 Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai as Rehana Shergill
2010 Kites as Gina (Special Appearance)
2010 Knock Out as Nidhi Srivastava
2010 No Problem as Sanjana
2009 Vaada Raha... I Promise as Nalini
2009 Raaz: The Mystery Continues... as Nandita Chopra
2009 Ek Niranjan as Sameera
2009 Tere Mere Beach Mein as Herself (1 episode)
2008 Fashion as Shonali Gujral
2008 Dhaam Dhoom as Shenba
2008 Oye! It's Friday! as Herself (1 episode)
2008 10 Ka Dum as Herself (1 episode)
2007 Life in a Metro as Neha
2007 Shakalaka Boom Boom as Ruhi
2006 Gangster as Simran
2006 Woh Lamhe as Sana Azim
2004 Koffee with Karan as Self (2 episodes)
2004 Indian Idol as Self (1 episode) In Library
1992 Aap Ki Adalat as Herself (1 episode)
Kangana Ranaut's Binodini as Binodini
Sita: The Incarnation as Sita
Bharat Bhhagya Viddhaata
Queen 2 as Rani
Kangana Madhavan's Next
Blessed Be the Evil as Aisha

Directing

2025 Emergency Director
2019 Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi Director

Writing

2025 Emergency Story
2017 Simran Story
2014 Queen Dialogue

Production

2025 Emergency Producer
2023 Tiku Weds Sheru Producer