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Kangana Ranauts journey in Bollywood is remarkable with roles that got her National Film Awards thrice. She is now geared up for her next, “Manikarnika…”, “Mental Hai Kya” and a sports drama directed by Ashwini Iyer Tiwari. The actress says she is someone who has always taken on diverse roles, has broken most stereotypes and believes in being off the beaten path.
Talking about “Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi“, Kangana, a Reebok brand ambassador, told IANS in an e-mail interview: “I met with a nerve-wracking accident while shooting the film. It left me with a scar on my forehead. But when I look back now, I carry this scar with pride. I am nowhere close to Jhansi Ki Rani, but her story definitely gave me courage and strength to do this physically challenging part.”
“I am someone who has always taken on diverse roles and broken most stereotypes,” she added.
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“Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi” is an epic biographical film based on the life of Rani Laxmibai of Jhansi. Kangana plays the lead role.
She is also a part of psychological thriller “Mental Hai Kya”, in which she shares screen space with her “Queen” co-star Rajkummar Rao. Kangana hopes the audience will like this film too.
“We really don’t know about success and failure since it is not in our hands, but the script is nice and we are having a good time shooting the film. I hope the audiences like the film,” said Kangana, who is currently busy filming this project.
After that, she will start working on Ashwini Iyer Tiwari’s sports drama in which she plays a kabaddi player.
“I am really looking forward to working with her,” Kangana said.
Experimentation has been a constant in Kangana’s career. She has donned a never-seen-before avatar for a new video campaign for fitness brand Reebok.
The actress is seen flipping tyres, doing handstand push-ups, box jumps, kick boxing and is even seen doing monkey bar exercises on a scaffolding, in a series of videos.
Kangana says fitness is a way of life.