The Queen of Bollywood is back home after attending several workshops in the US. She talks about meeting the Gujarati NRI community in Atlanta, her upcoming role, cheat diet and more
She’s the queen of controversy and is as unconventional as one can be. But no one can refute Kangana Ranaut’s acting prowess that has been appreciated by critics and fans alike.
In a candid chat, Kangana shares what’s keeping her busy post her last movie and more.
Looking jet-lagged and confessing to being bleary-eyed, she says, “I’ve flown down straight from Atlanta, US where I was preparing for my role for my upcoming film, which is based on a Gujarati NRI named Praful Patel. My US trip was fun but I’m so jetlagged now, and I’m sorry if I say some things that I’m not supposed to. It’s probably the right day for you to get any answer out of me,” she quips and laughs.
“Atlanta was helpful in understanding the character and getting into the skin of the NRI community there. I do travel abroad a lot, but I’ve never really lived there. I interacted with a lot of the Gujarati community there as well as immigrants who work there. It’s going to be helpful to develop a sketch for the character that I will be playing.”
Kangana states that sometimes hectic schedules can take a toll: “There have been situations where you have travelled for 20 hours to reach a launch (event) where you are needed to be super focused. I stay fit and exercise regularly, but if I have a stressful and demanding day, I eat carbs. I don’t push myself too much as I might just fall flat on my face, and lose some important days of my career. I don’t stress about putting an inch here or there.”
Ask her about her plans for Ganesh Chaturthi and she reveals, “I’m wearing one of the many ethnic dresses that have been gifted to me.”
She admits to being rebellious even in her childhood, and nothing’s changed for this girl from Himachal Pradesh who went on to win three national awards.
The Queen star notes, “Initially, when I was beginning my career I realised that no one was noticing me. I decided to make an effort to dress up whenever I would meet people, travel, etc. and be at my presentable best whenever I would step out. There was one point, when I was playing a mutant and I had bleached my eyebrows and I was in that spirit. A few people said that I was going too far, but I think I pulled it off.”
The fashionista will be seen paired with Shahid Kapoor and Saif Ali Khan in Rangoon soon, and in a movie titled Simran where she will be seen playing a negative character. About her upcoming movie with the king of Bollywood — Shah Rukh Khan, Kangana quips, “It’s at a very premature stage. You’ll be getting more information soon.”
