Kangana Ranaut is an Indian film actress. She has established a career in Bollywood and is one of the highest-paid actresses in India. Ranaut is particularly known in the media for expressing her honest opinions in public and is frequently credited as one of the most fashionable Indian celebrities. She is the recipient of several awards, including three National Film Awards and Filmfare Awards in four categories. Ranaut made her feature film debut in the 2006 thriller Gangster, for which she was awarded the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut. She received praise for portraying emotionally intense characters in the dramas Woh Lamhe (2006), Life in a... Metro (2007) and Fashion (2008). For the last of these, she won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress and a Filmfare Award in the same category. In 2015, Ranaut portrayed a dual role in Tanu Weds Manu Returns, the most successful Bollywood film featuring a female protagonist, for which she won a Filmfare Critics Award and a second consecutive National Film Award for Best Actress.

Filmography

• 2026Bharat Bhhagya Viddhaata — Gita Madhav Gandhare, Producer
• 2025Emergency — Indira Gandhi, Director, Producer, Story
• 2023Chandramukhi 2 — Chandramukhi
• 2023Tejas — Tejas Gill
• 2023Tiku Weds Sheru — Producer
• 2022Dhaakad — Agent Agni
• Lock Upp — Host
• 2021Thalaivii — 'Amma' J. Jayalalithaa
• 2020Panga — Jaya Nigam
• 2019Judgementall Hai Kya — Bobby Grewal
• 2019Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi — Manikarnika / Rani Lakshmibai, Director
• 2017Rangoon — Miss Julia
• 2017Simran — Praful Patel, Story
• 2015I Love NY — Tikku Verma
• 2015Katti Batti — Payal Ahuja
• 2015Tanu Weds Manu: Returns — Tanuja 'Tanu' Trivedi / Kumari 'Kusum' 'Datto' Sangwan
• 2014Queen — Rani (Queen), Dialogue
• 2014Revolver Rani — Alka Singh
• 2014Ungli — Maya
• 2013Krrish 3 — Kaya
• 2013Rajjo — Rajjo
• 2013Shootout at Wadala — Vidya Joshi
• 2012Tezz — Nikita Malhotra
• 2011Double Dhamaal — Kiya Nayak
• 2011Game — Sia Agnihotri
• 2011Miley Naa Miley Hum — Anishka Srivastava
• 2011Rascals — Kushi
• 2011Ready — Kiran
• 2011Tanu Weds Manu — Tanuja "Tanu" Trivedi
• 2010Kites — Gina
• 2010Knock Out — Nidhi Srivastava
• 2010No Problem — Sanjana
• 2010Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai — Rehana Shergill
• 2009Ek Niranjan — Sameera
• 2009Raaz: The Mystery Continues... — Nandita Chopra
• 2009Vaada Raha... I Promise — Nalini
• 2008Dhaam Dhoom — Shenba
• 2008Fashion — Shonali Gujral
• 2007Life in a Metro — Neha
• 2007Shakalaka Boom Boom — Ruhi
• 2006Gangster — Simran
• 2006Woh Lamhe — Sana Azim
• Blessed Be the Evil — Aisha
• Circle
• Queen Forever — Rani

Appearances as themselves (13)

• Laughter Chefs Unlimited Entertainment — Self
• The Kapil Sharma Show — Self
• 2015Sapney — Self
• The Anupam Kher Show — Herself
• Comedy Nights with Kapil — Self
• Satyamev Jayate — Self
• India's Most Desirable — Herself
• Tere Mere Beach Mein — Herself
• 10 Ka Dum — Herself
• Oye! It's Friday! — Herself
• Indian Idol — Self
• Koffee with Karan — Self
• Aap Ki Adalat — Herself