Just 20 years old, Kangana Ranaut has no less than eight movie awards to her credit, all for her 2006 debut, Gangster-A Love Story. Three films and much praise later, the Manali girl is known as one of the hottest new actresses in Bollywood.


Would you like to be 16 again?
No, because that is the age when you are confused about your career and emotions. Besides, I never want to be treated like a teenager again.

What attracts you in a man?
Nothing in particular There are lot of things to be considered: attitude, great looks, personality, intelligence. Manners and looks to start with.

Your most recent purchase and where did you buy it from? A belt and a skirt from Body Basics a few days ago.

The one film you can see again and again? Butterf ly Effect. You get put off by people when they... If I like a person, whatever he/she does is fine with me. But if I don't like the person, I hate everything about him/her.

A special childhood memory? Playing with kids my age.

Your first crush? Hrithik Roshan. I was in Class VIII when Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai released.

When you get angry you... If it is someone I like, I fight. If I don't like the person, I'm quite happy to let things be.

If you woke up and found you'd turned into a man, you would... Go to Hollywood and try to have an affair with Angelina Jolie.

One thing you would like to change about yourself? Nothing.

Your favourite outfit? Clothes are my passion. There is no one particular outfit.

Three wishes you'd like a good genie to grant you? Give me peace - make me as calm as God. Give me good concentration - I want anything I read once to be printed on my mind. Help me to be kind and generous and genuine to people around me.

The best thing that's ever happened to you? Yoga.

Who sets your pulse racing? David Beckham.

Do you pray? If yes, to whom? I pray to myself: 'please don't mess things around.'

The restaurant you love going to? All ltalian ones. My favourite is the one at the Leela hotel in Mumbai.

The last holiday you went on... It was very long ago. I'm looking forward to going to the south of France in 2008.

If your partner cheated on you... There is nothing I would do as there would be nothing left for me to do.

You don't believe in... Ambition. -


Interviewed by Colleen Braganza

- DNA