The outspoken Kangana Ranaut has her film Panga coming up, and the actress at the trailer launch said that the connection with the film was instant. “I think this film found me. My struggles resonate with many, and I have been very vocal about my struggles. So, maybe (director) Ashwiny (Iyer Tiwari) ma’am saw that in me. I think this is her story, but she just added kabbadi to it. Women lose touch with their dreams when they become mothers. I’d say, this is her (Ashwiny’s) biopic,” the 32-year-old shares.
Panga is Kangana’s first sports-oriented film, which she says was a challenge for her. “I have never been into sports growing up so I had to do a lot of preparations for this film. I was a science student and read Harivansh Rai Bachchan while growing up. I had to learn the sport just like other actors, and I had to work a lot to get into a mother’s world. It’s not about a sport, but about one’s dreams and all that they can fulfil,” she muses.
“I left home taking panga with my father at an early age. When I came to the industry, I felt frightened after seeing the way women actors were treated. Their intellectual growth, their wrinkles and grey hair are frowned upon. Women actors’ careers come with a short shelf life, but I would like to leave this profession on my terms and not because of my wrinkles,” she says.
The Panga queen having taken on various residents of B-town, Kangana warns that you have to have your facts before doing so. “Before you take any panga, you should be 100 per cent sure of the facts. Your statements should not be coated with any lie. People are very accepting; they can accept the bitterest truth but they can’t accept a liar. As I have always said, people take time to accept the truth, but they ultimately do,” asserts the actress.
“I have enjoyed and had fun taking pangas with people from the industry. You know how charming they are; they will kiss you, hug you and make sweet talk in your presence. But they are the ones who actively are busy planning and plotting behind your backs. My most interesting and happening pangas have happened with the industry wallahs,” she laughs.
