Kangana Ranaut, roles and awards


is an Indian actress who appears predominantly in Hindi films. She has received several awards, including the Padma Shri, fourth highest civilian award in the Republic of India, three National Film Awards, four Filmfare Awards, three International Indian Film Academy Awards, and one award each from the Screen, Zee Cine and Producers Guild award ceremonies.
Ranaut made her acting debut in 2006 with a leading role in the thriller Gangster, for which she was awarded the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut, among other debut awards. Her portrayals of a character based on actress Parveen Babi in Woh Lamhe and a shrewd socialite in Life in a... Metro were lauded, with the latter earning her a Stardust Award for Breakthrough Performance – Female. Ranaut won numerous awards, including the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress and a Filmfare Award in the same category for her role as a substance abusing supermodel in the drama Fashion. Also in 2008, she featured as a village girl in Dhaam Dhoom, her first Tamil film.
Ranaut subsequently featured in several commercially successful films, including the supernatural thriller , the crime film Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai, the romantic comedy Tanu Weds Manu, and the comedy Double Dhamaal. For her role in Tanu Weds Manu, she received nominations for the Screen Award for Best Actress and the Zee Cine Award for Best Actor – Female, among others. She followed this by playing brief roles in a series of box office flops that failed to propel her career forward. She said that she did some of these films due to a dearth of good roles.
In 2013 Ranaut played Kaya, a shapeshifting mutant, in the science fiction film Krrish 3, which ranks among the highest-grossing Bollywood films of all time. She received an IIFA Award for Best Supporting Actress nomination for the film. Ranaut garnered critical acclaim for portraying the protagonist in the coming-of-age film Queen, for which she also co-wrote the dialogues with Anvita Dutt Guptan. She won several awards for Queen, including the Filmfare and the National Film Award for Best Actress. Ranaut played dual roles in a sequel to Tanu Weds Manu, entitled Tanu Weds Manu Returns, which became the first Bollywood film with a female protagonist to earn over in India. She received a second consecutive National Film Award for Best Actress and a Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress for her role.

Films

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Awards and nominations

YearFilmAwardCategoryResult
2006GangsterGlobal Indian Film AwardsBest Female Debut
2006GangsterGlobal Indian Film AwardsBest Actress
2007GangsterAsian Festival of First FilmsBest Actress
2007GangsterBollywood Movie AwardsBest Female Debut
2007GangsterFilmfare AwardsBest Female Debut
2007GangsterInternational Indian Film Academy AwardsBest Female Debut
2007GangsterInternational Indian Film Academy AwardsBest Actress
2007GangsterScreen AwardsMost Promising Newcomer – Female
2007GangsterStardust AwardsSuperstar of Tomorrow – Female
2007GangsterZee Cine AwardsBest Female Debut
2008Life in a... MetroStardust AwardsBreakthrough Performance – Female
2009FashionFilmfare AwardsBest Supporting Actress
2009FashionInternational Indian Film Academy AwardsBest Supporting Actress
2009FashionNational Film AwardsBest Supporting Actress
2009FashionScreen AwardsBest Supporting Actress
2009FashionProducers Guild Film AwardsBest Actress in a Supporting Role
2009FashionStardust AwardsBest Supporting Actress
2011Once Upon a Time in MumbaaiStardust AwardsBest Actress – Thriller/Action
2011Once Upon a Time in MumbaaiZee Cine AwardsBest Actor in a Supporting Role – Female
2012Tanu Weds ManuInternational Indian Film Academy AwardsBest Actress
2012Tanu Weds ManuScreen AwardsBest Actress
2012Tanu Weds ManuProducers Guild Film AwardsBest Actress in a Leading Role
2012Tanu Weds ManuStardust AwardsBest Actress – Comedy/Romance
2012Tanu Weds ManuZee Cine AwardsBest Actor – Female
2014Krrish 3 / Shootout at WadalaScreen AwardsBest Actress
2014Krrish 3International Indian Film Academy AwardsBest Supporting Actress
2014Krrish 3Screen AwardsBest Villain
2014Krrish 3Producers Guild Film AwardsBest Actress in a Supporting Role
2014Krrish 3Zee Cine AwardsBest Actor in a Supporting Role – Female
2014NDTV Indian of the YearActor of the Year
2014GR8! Women AwardsDistinction in Cinema – Acting
2014CNN-IBN Indian of the YearSpecial Achievement Award
2014QueenIndian Film Festival of MelbourneBest Actress
2014QueenJagran Film FestivalBest Actor
2014QueenStardust AwardsBest Actress
2014QueenStardust AwardsStar of the Year – Female
2014QueenBIG Star Entertainment AwardsMost Entertaining Actor – Female
2014QueenBIG Star Entertainment AwardsMost Entertaining Actor in a Social/Drama Film – Female
2015QueenProducers Guild Film AwardsBest Actress in a Leading Role
2015QueenProducers Guild Film AwardsBest Dialogue
2015QueenScreen AwardsBest Actress
2015QueenScreen AwardsBest Actress
2015QueenScreen AwardsBest Dialogue
2015QueenFilmfare AwardsBest Actress
2015QueenNational Film AwardsBest Actress
2015QueenArab Indo Bollywood AwardsBest Actress in a Leading Role
2015QueenArab Indo Bollywood AwardsBest Playback Dialogue
2015QueenInternational Indian Film Academy AwardsBest Actress
2015Tanu Weds Manu ReturnsStardust AwardsBest Actress
2015Tanu Weds Manu ReturnsBIG Star Entertainment AwardsMost Entertaining Actor in a Comedy Film – Female
2015Tanu Weds Manu ReturnsBIG Star Entertainment AwardsMost Entertaining Actor in a Romantic Film – Female
2015Tanu Weds Manu ReturnsBIG Star Entertainment AwardsMost Entertaining Actor in a Drama Film – Female
2016Tanu Weds Manu ReturnsScreen AwardsBest Actress
2016Tanu Weds Manu ReturnsScreen AwardsBest Actress
2016Tanu Weds Manu ReturnsProducers Guild Film AwardsBest Actress in a Leading Role
2016Tanu Weds Manu ReturnsFilmfare AwardsBest Actress
2016Tanu Weds Manu ReturnsFilmfare AwardsBest Actress
2016Tanu Weds Manu ReturnsZee Cine AwardsBest Actor – Female
2016Tanu Weds Manu ReturnsZee Cine AwardsCritics Award for Best Actor – Female
2016Tanu Weds Manu ReturnsTimes of India Film AwardsBest Actor – Female
2016Tanu Weds Manu ReturnsNational Film AwardsBest Actress
2016Tanu Weds Manu ReturnsInternational Indian Film Academy AwardsBest Actress
2016CNN-IBN Indian of the YearSpecial Achievement Award
2018RangoonFilmfare AwardsBest Actress
2018SimranScreen AwardsBest Actress
2019'Screen AwardsBest Actress
2020Civilian AwardsPadma ShriFor excellence in the field of performing arts
2020Judgementall Hai KyaFilmfare AwardsBest Actress
2020'Filmfare AwardsBest Actress

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