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Bollywood's 'Queen' tag is quite funny: Kangana Ranaut
New Delhi, Aug 31
Her stupendous portrayal of
an under-confident Rani in “Queen†won her not just a Best Actress
National Film Award, but also earned her the epithet of Bollywood’s
‘Queen’. But Kangana Ranaut finds it “funnyâ€.
"This 'Queen' of
Bollywood tag is quite funny! Now I'm playing Rani Lakshmibai. So after
that film, people will write on my grave 'Rani Lakshmibai died here',"
Kangana quipped during a chat with IANS here.
The acclaimed
actress, who has carved her niche in the Hindi film industry with
power-packed women-centric roles in movies like “Gangster - A Love
Storyâ€, “Fashion†and “Tanu Weds Manuâ€, says her life can be clearly
divided into a “pre-‘Queen’ and post-‘Queen’†eras.
“If there’s a
biopic on me, it will be pre-‘Queen’ and post-‘Queen’... pre-‘Queen’
was a different world -- black and white -- and after ‘Queen’, my world
has become colourful, because I’m getting a lot of offers that I think I
deserve and I always thought I deserve, but would have never got,†said
the actress, who’s known for being outspoken.
Now, she says “I’m as good as it can getâ€.
She
will prove her mettle once again in one of her new roles in "Rani
Lakshmibai", which will be based on the Rani of Jhansi, one of the
leaders of the Indian Rebellion of 1857. The film will be directed by
Ketan Mehta.
Besides "Rani Lakshmibai", Kangana, who will next
be seen in “Katti Battiâ€, also has films like Hansal Mehta's "Simran"
and Vishal Bhardwaj's “Rangoon†in her kitty.
In “Rangoonâ€, which is set in the 1940s, the 28-year-old will sport a vintage look.
“We
have done a few look tests, but we haven’t decided yet about my
hairstyle. It will be more of a vintage hairstyle as the film is set in
the 1940s. I love vintage stuff. We’re still zeroing down one look,†she
said.
Apart from that, Kangana is also in talks for another film, which she says has a “musical†story.
“I
have just signed these three films - 'Rani Lakshmibai', 'Rangoon' and
'Simran'. But now there is one another musical, which I might start.
It’s a musical film about circus and the script sounds very exciting,
but I’ll announce it once it's finalised,†Kangana said.
Meanwhile,
the “Tanu Weds Manu Returns†actress will next be seen on the silver
screen in Nikhil Advani's "Katti Batti", which also stars Imran Khan.
The romantic-thriller will release on September 18.