Kangana Ranaut

Biography

Kangana Ranaut is an Indian actress who entered films after modeling and stage work. Born in 1986 in Bhambla, near Manali in Himachal Pradesh, she grew up in Dehra Dun, where she competed in debates at school and played basketball, and went on to study at Science College in Simla. She trained at the Elite School of Modeling, acted with the Smita Theater Group in Delhi under Arvind Gaur, and is a trained Kathak dancer. After moving to Bombay, her attempts to find work in Bollywood movies proved unsuccessful before the filmmaker Anurag Basu spotted her in a cafe and gave her a lead role in Gangster (2006). She later appeared in the Tamil film Dhaam Dhoom (2008).

Movie Career

Films: 16
Career span: 18 years2007 to 2025

Genres

Drama69%, 11 films
Comedy56%, 9 films
Action31%, 5 films
Romance31%, 5 films
Crime19%, 3 films

First and latest

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Kangana Ranaut movies on Netflix

Emergency2025IMDb rating 5.2as Prime Minister Indira Gandhi
Chandramukhi 22023IMDb rating 2.6as Chandramukhi
Tejas2023IMDb rating 4.3as Tejas Gill
Dhaakad2022IMDb rating 3.8as Agent Agni
Thalaivii2021IMDb rating 5.9as Jayalalithaa
Judgementall Hai Kya2019IMDb rating 5.9as Bobby Grewal
Katti Batti2015IMDb rating 4.7as Payal
Revolver Rani2014IMDb rating 4.6as Alka Singh (Revolver Rani)
Krrish 32013IMDb rating 5.4as Kaya
Queen2013IMDb rating 8.1as Rani (Queen)
Double Dhamaal2011IMDb rating 4.1as Kiya
Tanu Weds Manu2011IMDb rating 6.8as Tanuja 'Tanu' R. Trivedi
Kites2010IMDb rating 6.0as Gina B. Grover
No Problem2010IMDb rating 4.7as Sanjana
Fashion2008IMDb rating 6.9as Shonali Gujral
Life in a Metro2007IMDb rating 7.4as Neha

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

Top

Queen2013 Adventure, Comedy, Dramaas Rani (Queen)
IMDb rating 8.172K votes
Thalaivii2021 Biography, Dramaas Jayalalithaa
IMDb rating 5.932K votes
Tejas2023as Tejas Gill
IMDb rating 4.325K votes
Tanu Weds Manu2011as Tanuja 'Tanu' R. Trivedi
IMDb rating 6.818K votes
Krrish 32013as Kaya
IMDb rating 5.429K votes
Dhaakad2022as Agent Agni
IMDb rating 3.812K votes
Emergency2025as Prime Minister Indira Gandhi
IMDb rating 5.212K votes
Fashion2008as Shonali Gujral
IMDb rating 6.914K votes

Most often with

Anurag Basu directed two of these films. Satish Kaushik appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Satish Kaushik

Priyanka Chopra

Sanjay Dutt

Zakir Hussain

Hrithik Roshan

Rajkummar Rao

Anurag BasuDirector, 2 films

Films together

Satish Kaushik3 films together, 2011 to 2025
Satish Kaushik's page
- Emergency2025IMDb rating 5.2Ranaut as Prime Minister Indira GandhiKaushik as Jagjeevan Ram
- Judgementall Hai Kya2019IMDb rating 5.9Ranaut as Bobby GrewalKaushik as Police Officer
- Double Dhamaal2011IMDb rating 4.1Ranaut as KiyaKaushik as Bata Bhai
Priyanka Chopra2 films together, 2008 to 2013
Priyanka Chopra's page
- Krrish 32013IMDb rating 5.4Ranaut as KayaChopra as Priya Mehra
- Fashion2008IMDb rating 6.9Ranaut as Shonali GujralChopra as Meghna Mathur
Sanjay Dutt2 films together, 2010 to 2011
Sanjay Dutt's page
- Double Dhamaal2011IMDb rating 4.1Ranaut as KiyaDutt as Kabir Nayak
- No Problem2010IMDb rating 4.7Ranaut as SanjanaDutt as Yash Ambani
Zakir Hussain2 films together, 2011 to 2014
Zakir Hussain's page
- Revolver Rani2014IMDb rating 4.6Ranaut as Alka Singh (Revolver Rani)Hussain as Udaybhan Tomar
- Double Dhamaal2011IMDb rating 4.1Ranaut as KiyaHussain as Mohsin Bhai
Hrithik Roshan2 films together, 2010 to 2013
Hrithik Roshan's page
- Krrish 32013IMDb rating 5.4Ranaut as KayaRoshan as Krishna Mehra
- Kites2010IMDb rating 6.0Ranaut as Gina B. GroverRoshan as Jay Ray
Rajkummar Rao2 films together, 2013 to 2019
Rajkummar Rao's page
- Judgementall Hai Kya2019IMDb rating 5.9Ranaut as Bobby GrewalRao as Keshav
- Queen2013IMDb rating 8.1Ranaut as Rani (Queen)Rao as Vijay
Anurag BasuDirector, 2 films, 2007 to 2010
- Kites2010IMDb rating 6.0Ranaut as Gina B. Grover
- Life in a Metro2007IMDb rating 7.4Ranaut as Neha
Also two films together4 more actors
- Jimmy ShergillJudgementall Hai Kya (2019) and Tanu Weds Manu (2011)
- Konkona Sen SharmaFashion (2008) and Life in a Metro (2007)
- Ashwin MushranFashion (2008) and Life in a Metro (2007)
- Vishak NairEmergency (2025) and Tejas (2023)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.