- By Vridhi Soodhan
- Fri, 15 Aug 2025 05:02 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
Kangana Ranaut’s journey from a small town in Himachal Pradesh to becoming one of the most successful actresses in Bollywood is proof of her dedication, talent and resilience. The star rose to fame with movies like Gangster, Fashion, Life In A Metro and further solidified her position as an actor with movies like Queen and Tanu Weds Manu. Known for pouring her heart out in the most honest way, the actress had made headlines in the past for increasing her fees after the success of her released movies.
Kangana Ranaut recently opened up about hiking her fees, and the star believed that one should know their true worth. During an interview with Hauterrfly, the actress shared, “It is very important to make yourself valuable. It is very important to see what you bring to the table. When my films Tanu Weds Manu 2 and Manikarnika earned over Rs 100 crore, I hiked my fees quite a lot because I was bringing that to the table.”
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Further, she addressed the accusations of being involved with married men and said that once you become ambitious, and married men get attracted towards you, then it's not your fault. She emphasised the importance of creating one’s own identity. “People always find a way to blame a young woman. They don’t even spare a rape victim. They judge her for her tragedy,” she added.
However, the actress also mentioned that after hiking her fees, people used to scare her, and producers tried to manipulate her in order to reduce her fees. Kangana shared that producers believed that more than half of their money is going to the hero’s fees, so they can’t afford the actress to make such high demands. Continuing the conversation, she shared that her success story is similar to the veteran actresses Nargis and Sridevi.
“I have a very rare success story. Once in a while there was Nargis who did Mother India or Sridevi did Sadma. But largely, films have always been about hero and heroine. My film choices opened ways for me to enter politics. I always questioned myself why am I so different and not like other heroines,” she explained.
The Manikarnika star continued to reveal her struggles during the initial days in Bollywood and called out the male actors for their impolite behaviour towards her. She even called them ‘badtameez’ and stated that she faced a lot of troubles in terms of being offered the casting couch.