
For several days after I saw the Anurag Basu-directed Gangster, I found it hard to think of Simran as a figment of someone’s imagination. In the film, the sprite-like woman is an alcoholic, has to choose between two men, and at the end of the gloomy movie, jumps off a cliff.
Kangana Ranaut turns in a staggering performance as Simran. And in the movies that followed — the Parveen Babi-inspired Who Lamhe and Basu’s Life in a Metro — Kangana strikes the same tragic notes,but oh so beautifully.
The unusual voice and dimensions of her face, what with the long forehead and rebellious hair, only seem to complement the roles she has chosen. In a short time, Kangana has become both a critic’s and fashionista’s favourite, the latter for her personal style seen at awards functions and in magazines.
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