Kangana Ranaut made a strong debut with her performance in Gangster in 2006. The actress, who is busy promoting her upcoming film Bharat Bhhagya Viddhaata, opened up about how her parents' reaction to her first film broke her heart.
During the chat, Kangana shared that her family perceived the film industry had been under the influence of the underworld. After she became successful, she asked her mother to move to Mumbai to stay with her, but she was told she needed to find her own way out.
“They were not very okay with what I was doing, but they knew that I would figure it out by myself. After Gangster, my father did not even give me any response. When I asked my mother, she said, ‘Nahi hamara samajh mein thoda ye hai ki ap chhotey bhi ho, underage bhi ho… iss tarah se scene aap se karwa liye (You are underage and they made you do these scenes).”
She went on to add, “When Mr Bachchan sent me a beautiful letter about my performance in Queen, I thought how Mr Bachchan can perceive it, my father cannot perceive it… and I cannot have a grudge against my father for that because he is not an artist. His work is different. Then, when I got the National Award, they were very happy. That was the turning point for them, me getting the award from the President of India.”
Kangana won her first National Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role in Fashion. She went on to win three Best Actress awards, for Queen, Tanu Weds Manu Returns and jointly for Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi and Panga.
Her upcoming film Bharata Bhagya Vidhata, starring Kangana, is an edgy true-story thriller that shifts focus from conventional depictions of violence to the quiet resilience and humanity displayed inside government hospitals during a crisis. The film spotlights the courage of hospital staff who stood firm while chaos unfolded outside.
The story chronicles how nurses, ward boys, cleaners, lift operators, security staff, and administrative workers came together to protect lives. While terror claimed lives outside, inside Cama Hospital, 400 lives were saved, underscoring a night when humanity rose above fear.
Bharata Bhagya Vidhata is set to release on June 12.
