I’m trying a lot of new genres and different films: Kangana Ranaut

Kangana Ranaut unconventional looks and frizzy hair landed her typical roles in Bollywood.

Kangana Ranaut now harbours a dream of donning the director’s hat and already has a script in mind. “I’m quite happy with how my career is moving. But in terms of the future, well, I guess I’d like to direct a movie. I have a script in mind,” Kangana says.

But she refrained from divulging more details. The 23-year-old sailed into Bollywood with the crime-based romantic saga ‘Gangster - A Love Story’ (2006), where director Anurag Basu presented her as a gangster’s girlfriend. She won accolades for her portrayal in the critically and commercially acclaimed film.

After that she chose to play an unconventional role again in ‘Who Lamhe’, which was filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt’s final goodbye to former girlfriend Parveen Babi. In the film, Kangana brilliantly portrayed the late actress’ madness and despair. In ‘Life In A Metro’, a film about big city people coping with emotional and psychological trauma, Basu presented her as a call centre executive who is in a relationship with her married boss.

With Bhandarkar’s ‘Fashion’, a dark tale about the fashion industry, she hit the bull’s eye. Her stupendous performance where she brings forth the miseries of an ex-ramp queen won her a national award. “It’s been quite a journey. I came to the industry when I was 17, with no idea of what to expect. I was fortunate that ‘Gangster’ was a huge hit. I won many awards and the industry gave me another chance. Otherwise, it’s an industry that’s very unforgiving towards

outsiders. This year I’m trying a lot of new genres and different films. It’s been a lot of hard work but also lots of fun,” says Kangna, who was last seen romancing Hrithik Roshan in ‘Kites’.

Kangana’s kitty is now full of lighthearted films like ‘Double Dhamaal’, ‘No Problem’, and ‘Tanu Weds Manu’. She is also doing ‘Rascals’, ‘Game’ and ‘Tezz’. Her next release is ‘Knock Out’ where she will share screen space with Sanjay Dutt and Irrfan Khan which is releasing October 15.

“‘Knock Out’ is different from anything I’ve done before.” she says. Directed by Mani Shankar, it is a Bollywood adaptation of the Hollywood film ‘Phone Booth’. Kangana will be seen as a scribe in the movie. “There was one point in the film where I actually got a chance to experience the urgency and intensity journalists experience every day,” she said.

Apart from acting, Kangana is also trying her hand at designing. She herself has designed her clothes for the ‘Rascals’ and ‘Tezz’. She may soon launch her clothing line. When asked whether she was looking for love, she says, “With so much work on my plate, I’m happily single for now!”