It is time Kangana Ranaut shifts focus from being a headline grabber to one who actually wins a Lok Sabha seat and adds to the BJP’s headcount of ‘is baar 400 paar… by KUMKUM CHADHA
From a Kangana who status to being handpicked by the BJP to contest the Lok Sabha election, film star turned politician Kangana Ranaut has come a long way. Not that her journey has been easy: on the contrary it has been a bumpy ride all through with her treading on rocky ground and stumbling. Yet she did not give up, her resilience being her armour and her ‘never say die’ spirit the sheath.
Here, one has to begin from the beginning and address the Kangana who factor.
Ranaut started off as a model before joining films less than two decades ago. She did get roles and also bagged a few awards but when it came to memorable performances she had very little to show. Her comic role in Hindi film Tanu weds Manu, did turn things around a bit but it was not as if she had arrived, so to speak.
Talking purely objectively, as a film star Kangana Ranaut never actually made headlines. But she managed to stay in the news for all else. Therefore when a Congress minister dubbed her as the “queen of controversies” he was not off the mark.
In fact, this best describes Ranaut both in and outside films.
Before eyeing the political spectrum, she created enough ruckus in the film industry.
Very few would have forgotten the Hrithik Roshan-Kangana Ranaut controversy wherein Kangana alleged their off camera relationship, to put it mildly.
During media interviews that Kangana cashed in on, she said that while the duo was shooting for Krrish, there was a “romantic chemistry” between the two.
Being a well-known and talented actor, Hrithik did not need any of this: he had a tough time denying the charges.
Ranaut on her part made the most of it and continued her tirade against the actor. In fact, her claims were louder than Roshan’s denials.
If Ranaut called Roshan her “silly ex,” and said that their relationship resulted in Roshan’s marriage breaking up, the actor said he would rather “date the Pope”.
The controversy took a serious turn when Roshan sued Kangana, but by then it had helped her become a household name.
Hrithik Roshan is not the only one. Ranaut also took on Karan Johar, another big daddy of the film industry.
