Kangana Ranaut filmography
Kangana Ranaut is an Indian actress and filmmaker who predominantly works in Hindi films. She has received several awards, including the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award in the Republic of India, four National Film Awards, five Filmfare Awards, three International Indian Film Academy Awards, and one award each from the Screen, Zee Cine and Producers Guild award ceremony. Ranaut made her acting debut in 2006 with a leading role in the romantic 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" (2006) and a shrewd socialite in "Life in a... Metro" (2007) 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" (2008). 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 "" (2009), the crime film "Once  Upon a Time in Mumbaai" (2010), the romantic comedy "Tanu Weds Manu" (2011), and the comedy "Double Dhamaal" (2011). 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" (2014), for which she also co-wrote the dialogues with Anvita Dutt Guptan. She won several awards for "Queen", including the National Film Award and the Filmfare Award for Best Actress. Ranaut played dual roles in a sequel to "Tanu Weds Manu", entitled "Tanu Weds Manu Returns" (2015), 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 Award for Best Actress (Critics) for her role. In 2020, the Government of India honoured her with the Padma Shri, the country's fourth highest civilian award. In 2021, Ranaut won another National Film Award for Best Actress at the 67th National Film Awards for her performance in the 2019 Hindi period drama film "" and the 2020 Hindi sports drama film "Panga". This was Ranaut's third win in the Best Actress category and overall her fourth National Film Award.