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Early life
Kangana was born on 20 March 1987 to Asha, a school teacher and Amardeep, a businessman. She has a elder sister, Rangoli and a younger brother Akshit. She was born in a village called Bhambla in Mandi district of Himachal Pradesh.Her family was initially in Shimla and then moved to Chandigarh
She did her schooling in Chandigarh from DAV model school Sector 15 before moving to Shimla.She completed her high schooling in Shimla.She appeared for Medical Entrance test but failed miserably and could not become a doctor.She then moved to Delhi to become a model and theatre actor. She graduated with Bachelor's degree in Science from Delhi in March 2005.
Vital statistics
Body Measurements: 32-23-35
Height: 5ft 8 / 173 cm
Weight: 53kg / 118lb
Trading in a comfortable life
Mid-day points out that, Kangna left behind in her village to become an actress... a luxurious life, a 25-room haveli and an influential family.
Here's what Kangna left behind in her village to become an actress... a luxurious life, a 25-room haveli and an influential family
While people assumed Kangna Ranaut to be a struggling wannabe actress from Himachal Pradesh when she entered B-Town, the truth is far different.
The actress comes from one of the richest and politically most influential families in the state. Hers is not a rags to riches story.
Which explains the lakhs of rupees she spends on clothes, shoes and bags every month, more than even the top actresses of B-Town and star wives.
Have money, won't talk
A source close to Kangna confirms her family affluence, "She doesn't like talking about her family wealth as she's struggled on her own to be in her position. Besides that, she believes it's in bad taste to talk about one's wealth." Her family is from the blue-blooded Rajputs from Bhambla village in Himachal Pradesh.
Our village
Kangna has a huge 25-room ancestral house or haveli in Bhambla (currently called Surajpur) belonging to her great-grandfather. "While it was originally called Bhambla, when Kangna's great-grandfather became the local MLA, the village was named Surajpur after him. " Kangna grew up in a joint family, with her brother, sister, parents, great-grandparents, grand- parents and chacha and chachi. The family owns several acres of land in Surajpur. Luxurious living
Adds an insider, "Kangna's father Amardeep Ranaut is in the construction business and he supplies construction material for building roads etc for the Public Works Department (PWD) in Himachal Pradesh. She has been brought up in luxury and always had five cars parked in front of her home." But things suddenly took a turn for the worse when she decided to come to Mumbai to become an actress. Her grandfather was dead against any female from his family joining films as he felt it was demeaning.
On your own, please!
Kangna's father too supported his father, and when she insisted on acting, both of them stopped talking to her. Her father told her that he would give her no financial support and she would have to make it on her own.
Hard times
Kangna left home at 16 and initially stayed with a friend in Delhi before coming to Mumbai in 2005. She went through a lot of hardship but never asked her family for help. She lived in Aasha Chandra's hostel and shared a room with three other girls. It was a miserable time for her as she was cut off from her family and struggling in a strange city. It was only after Life In A... Metro that her family relented and welcomed her once again into their fold.
Preity connection
There was a family reunion when her parents, sister Rangoli and brother Akshat came to Mumbai. Today, her family is very proud of her.
Kangna's friend insists, however, that the actress is not related to Preity Zinta. "Preity's maternal aunt is a resident of Surajpur and PZ often comes to meet her. Once during a family function of Preity's in the village Kangna and her siblings met Preity. Now they keep in touch. That's all.
Kang's Grandpa
Kangna's great-grandfather (and idol) Sarju Singh Ranaut left his job as a head clerk [and not an IAS officer; there was no IAS then] for the British government to become a freedom fighter with Mahatma Gandhi.
Kangs still has the letters Gandhiji wrote to her great-grandfather. He was also the only man from his village who knew English at that time and got electricity to his village.
Early career
Kathak Kangana is a trained Kathak dancer. Kangana has been taking training at Nateshwar Nritya Kala Mandir,Khar for the last 4 years under the guidance of Rajendra Chaturvedi.
Modelling Kangana joined Elite Modelling Agency Delhi in 2003 with prospect of becoming a model but was not successful and hence left it before becoming a model.
Theatre Kangana ,joined as a theatre actor for Asmita Theatre group during 2003-2005 , before relocating to Mumbai.She came to Mumbai in early 2004 and struggled initially to get in to movies but went back to Delhi to complete her education. She also joined Asha Chandra's acting school in 2004 to brush herself to face camera.
First film After struggling for nearly two years she met her first director Anurag Basu in September 2005 and was selected for Gangster.
Love life
Dating history
Famous Fix’s ‘Historical look at Kangana Ranaut's relationships, listed in date order’ reveals the following historical epochs:
Kangana Ranaut and Aditya Pancholi 2004 - 2008
Adhyayan Suman and Kangana Ranaut 2008 - June 2009
Kangana Ranaut and Kintaro Mori 2009 - 2010
Kangana Ranaut and Dino Morea February 2010
The men
The men in Kangana Ranaut's life
According a report in dna.com, Aditya Pancholi is all set to release a tell-all book where he will also allegedly reveal the juicy details of his relationship with Kangana Ranaut.
Kangana's professional life may be going great guns, especially after films like Krrish 3 and Queen, but Kangana Ranaut's personal life is far from perfect. She has made it to the headlines time and again because of her controversial link-ups. One such episode is that of her link up with Aditya Pancholi. Kangana was allegedly in a relationship with Aditya Pancholi who is elder to her by 20 years. However, this love story, that had been kept under wraps for long, might make it to a book that is being penned down by Aditya Pancholi. If sources are to believed then, Aditya in his autobiography, will highlight details about their explosive relationship.
Let's take a look at tales of Aditya and Kangana's alleged romance..
Kangana Ranaut was a struggler when she had met actor, Aditya Pancholi. Reportedly, the two soon fell in love and were in a relationship, despite the huge age gap of 20 years between the two and the fact that Aditya was a much married man with children. However, things began to unravel when reports of physical abuse started making the rounds. Things went kaput and the two parted ways. Aditya Pancholi was rumoured to have paid a huge amount to Kangana in order for her to buy a house. He had apparently even paid for her sister's hospital bills when she became a victim of a cruel acid attack. At a press conference, when asked about her former boyfriend, the actress said that there was a time when she and Aditya Pancholi knew each other well but also admitted to not talking to him any longer.
While Kangana's relationship with Aditya might now become public knowledge, what with Aditya's tell-all book, here's taking a look at other men who made their presence felt in Kangana's life...
Adhyayan Suman: The two met on the sets of their film, Raaz 2 and love blossomed. Kangana had broken up with Aditya Pancholi and reportedly found love in the arms of Shekhar Suman's son, Adhyayan Suman. The two were going steady for a while but things seemed to turn sour and the duo called it quits. Some media reports allege that it was Adhyayan's dad, Shekhar Suman who was against the relationship and wanted his son to marry the daughter of a prominent builder. However, in spite of what rumour mills were saying, the two parted ways. In an interview to The Times Of India, Adhyayan said, "Yes, we've moved on from this relationship. I guess this was how long it was meant to last. At this point, I really want to focus on my career and professional commitments. Sustaining a long-distance relationship of this intensity is tough." Kangana also admitted that they had moved on, and that she was shocked by Adhyayan's decision. "Adhyayan and I had a talk about our relationship and it was his decision to move on. It came as a shock to me. But I guess he has other priorities now, and many options in terms of people to be with. It's an amicable break-up and I wish him the best".
Ajay Devgn: Kangana Ranaut allegedly got involved with Ajay Devgn when the two were shooting for Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai. The two actors reportedly got along well and soon their camaraderie seemed to blossom into a love affair with no strings attached. Ajay Devgn was married to Kajol and their love story is also of epic proportions. As per media reports, it was a casual romance where none expected anything from the other. It is also alleged that at Ajay's insistence, Kangana was cast in films like Rascals and Tezz. Vidya Balan was reportedly the original choice for Tezz but allegedly, Ajay Devgn convinced director, Priyadarshan to cast Kangana. But things reportedly seemed to get out of hand when Kangana got emotionally involved with Ajay and this did not go well with him as he had no intentions of leaving his wife, Kajol. In a controversial interview to Stardust magazine, Kangana even went on record to say that getting involved with a married man was a mistake.
Nicholas Lafferty: Kangana Ranaut was said to be in a rebound relationship with UK-based doctor and scientist, Nicholas Lafferty. While she was initially mum about her romance with the doctor, she went on record on Simi Garewal's show to say that she indeed was dating the 28-year old and they were in a long distance relationship. Kangana was spotted with Nicholas at several events in Mumbai and the two were going steady but to everyone's surprise, the duo called it quits. Maybe it was the distance between them made their affair a short-term one.
Awards
- 2006: Star Screen Award Most Promising Newcomer - Female for Gangster
- 2007: GIFA Best Female Debut Award for Gangster
- 2007: Filmfare Best Female Debut Award for Gangster
- 2007: Stardust Superstar of Tomorrow - Female for Gangster
- 2007: Zee Cine Award Best Female Debut for Gangster
- 2007: IIFA Star debut for Gangster
- 2007: AIFA Awards, Best Debut - Female for Gangster
- 2007: Bollywood Movie Award - Best Female Debut for Gangster
- 2008: Stardust Breakthrough Performance Award (Female) for Life In A... Metro
- 2014: Filmfare award for Best Actor (Female) for Queen
Filmography
As an actor
2006 Gangster
2006 Woh Lamhe
2007 Life in a Metro
2007 Shakalaka Boom Boom
2008 Dhaam Dhoom
2008 Fashion
2009 Ek Niranjan
2009 Raaz: The Mystery Continues
2009 Vaada Raha... I Promise
2010 Knock Out
2010 Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai
2010 Kites
2010 No Problem
2011 Double Dhamaal
2011 Miley - Naa Miley - Hum
2011 Rascals
2011 Ready
2011 Tanu Weds Manu
2011 Game
2012 Tezz
2013 Krrish 3
2013 Rajjo
2013 Shootout at Wadala
2014 I Love New Year
2014 Revolver Rani
2014 Ungli
2014 Queen
2011 Tanu Weds Manu Returns
As a writer
2014 Queen (dialogues/ co-writer)
As a producer
2012 The Touch (Short)
As a director
2012 The Touch (Short)
