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Best Movies of Kangana Ranaut You Shouldn’t Miss Watching!

Three-time National Award-winning actress, Kangana Ranaut, the “Queen” of Bollywood, is a powerhouse when it comes to acting and also has the ability to pull-in few good box-office numbers for her solo releases. Introduced back in 2008 with Gangster, Kangana Ranaut have quite a few duds under her name, but, there are a considerable amount of movies which deserve the recognition. Here are the Best Movies of Kangana Ranaut in her prolific career so far.

Last Updated on May 12, 2022

6. Tanu Weds Manu Returns

Director – Aanand L. Rai
Genre – Romantic / Drama
Streaming Platform – Prime Video

Directed by Aanand L. Rai, Tanu Weds Manu Returns is the sequel to the hit 2011 film, Tanu Weds Manu and also stars R. Madhavan in the lead role. After Tanu and Manu’s marriage falls apart, the latter finds himself smitten by Datto, a lookalike of his ex-wife. But soon enough, the estranged couple’s feelings begin to spark again.

5. Tanu Weds Manu

Director – Aanand L. Rai
Genre – Romantic / Drama
Streaming Platform – ZEE5

Also directed by Aanand L. Rai, Tanu Weds Manu was one of the primary films when producers begin to realize that Kangana Ranaut is also a big crowd puller. Her hilarious performance along with Madhavan entertained all demographics as the film went on to become a critical and a commercial hit. The story revolves around Manu, who comes to India to find a bride and falls for Tanu at first sight, but free-spirited Tanu has no plan to marry him.

4. Gangster

Director – Anurag Basu
Genre – Romance / Thriller
Streaming Platform – Prime Video

The debut film of Kangana Ranaut is undoubtedly one of the bests in her prolific career. Also starring Emraan Hashmi and Shiney Ahuja in the lead roles, Gangster garnered a lot of attention back in 2006 primary because of the chartbuster songs. From Ya Ali to Tu Hi Meri Shab Hai and Bheegi Bheegi by James, the movie’s soundtrack was a stupendous hit. However, in between the music and the talented cast, Anurag Basu’s ability to showcase a beautifully written love story in the most endearing way possible played a significant role in this film’s success.

3. Fashion

Director – Madhur Bhandarkar
Genre – Drama
Streaming Platform – Netflix

Starring Priyanka Chopra in the lead role, in the movie Fashion, Kangana Ranaut plays the supporting role for which she won a National Award in the Best Supporting Actress category. Her character explores the journey of a supermodel and the pain and agony that comes with the profession. Kangana’s remarkable performance garnered her critical acclaim all across the board for the first time, and this Madhur Bhandarkar’s drama remained as a profound movie in her career.

2. Panga

Director – Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari
Genre – Drama
Streaming Platform – Disney+ Hotstar

[This film is also feat. in our ‘Best Bollywood Movies of 2020’ list]

Director Ashwini Iyer Tiwari’s third directorial, Panga, co-starring Richa Chadda, and Jassie Gill is an endearing and heart-warming tale of a former Kabaddi captain making her comeback after a hiatus of eight years. Apart from Kangana, the credit for this lovely movie goes to its director-writer director Tiwari as well. Like her debut film, Nil Battey Sanatta, which touched a delicate mother-daughter equation, Panga is her ode to the female tribe, giving them the impetus to fly and that it is never too late to pursue one’s dreams!

1. Queen

Director – Vikas Bahl
Genre – Comedy / Drama
Streaming Platform – Netflix

[This film is also feat. in our ‘Best Bollywood Movies on Netflix’ list]

Starring alongside Lisa Haydon, Queen is a unique ride filled with bliss, passion, guiltlessness and fearlessness. Accompanied by scenic shots and stirring background music, it is delightful and moving for the most part. Primarily, Kangana gives one of her career-best performance. However, the screenplay was slightly unbalanced, but you shouldn’t miss watching this very delightful movie.

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