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I'm number one, others have had no growth: Kangana Ranaut
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By Sandeep Sharma New Delhi, Sep 8
When Kangana Ranaut looks
back at her career, she smiles with pride. The "Queen" star says that
while she has grown strength by strength from B-grade cinema to being
the "number one actress of the country", she considers that her
contemporaries "have had no growth".
The 28-year-old's post
"Queen" phase has seen Kangana featuring in and bagging plum projects --
including "Tanu Weds Manu Returns", "Katti Batti", "Rangoon", "Rani
Lakshmibai" and "Simran".
"This is just the beginning," Kangana
told IANS in an interview, and added that for the "longest time I was
struggling and nothing was falling into place, and I didn’t have
offers".
"I started from 'B grade films' and today I’m the number
one actress of this country... whereas other actresses, whom you might
call my contemporaries, they have had no growth in whatever platform
they were launched... they are still there and have not risen to another
platform," she added.
Without naming anyone, the two-time
National Award winner said: "The other actresses, who are called my
contemporaries, they started with a megastar. They were superstars
overnight, and are the same even today."
Kangana herself earlier
harboured dreams of being launched opposite an A-lister. But now she
does not feel the need to share screen space with them as she considers
herself a "profitable actress".
"Initially, I wanted to do films
with A-list actors when I was struggling. I was hoping that I could also
get that platform where I'm launched with Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan
or Aamir Khan... and with them my career could also start, but it didn't
happen. And then came 'Queen'," Kangana said, referring to the
life-changing effect that the Vikas Bahl directorial brought for her.
Following that, "Tanu Weds Manu Returns", did well.
"Then
why should I be dependent on anyone else," questioned Kangana, and
pointed out that she has the capability "to recover the money that has
gone into production" of her films.
She is proud that even though success came late to her, it tastes sweeter.
"Now
I'm getting the kind of roles I think I deserve," said the actress, who
hails from Mandi district of Himachal Pradesh, and who belongs to a
non-film background.
Starting from her debut film “Gangster - A
Love Story†in 2006, Kangana has been appreciated for her performances.
She was lauded for her impactful roles in "Fashion" and "Queen".
Kangana
will next be seen in “Katti Batti†along with Imran Khan. Directed by
Nikhil Advani, the comedy thriller will release on September 18.
(Sandeep Sharma can be contacted at [email protected])