Kangana Ranaut starrer “Queen” released seven years ago today. The Bollywood actress shared that she signed the film thinking this will never be released, and signed it for money. Queen has been a breakthrough film in her career and she never anticipated that it will be a success.
In a series of Tweets, Kangana on Sunday morning expressed her feelings she had during filming the movie. She wrote, "After almost a decade long struggle I was told I am too good an actor to be a Bollywood leading lady, curly hair and vulnerable voice made it worse, I signed Queen thinking this will never release, signed it for money with that money I went to film school in Newyork (cont)".
She added: "In Newyork, I studied screenwriting, directed a small film in California at the age of 24 which gave me a breakthrough in Hollywood, after seeing my work a big agency hired me as a director, I buried all my acting ambitions, did not dare to return to India (cont)."
“Queen” was released in a 2014 film, directed by Vikas Bahl that made over ₹200 crore business worldwide and established her as a leading actress in Bollywood.
"Bought a small house in the outskirts of LA in Calabasas, just when I left everything, Queen released, changed my life and Indian Cinema forever marked the Birth of a new leading lady and woman-centric parallel cinema #7yearsofqueen," she said.
The actress said that "Queen" is not just a film for her.
"Queen is not just a film for me, it was an explosion of everything I ever deserved was kept away from me for 10 long years, everything came all at ones, it was overwhelming, I truly believe what is ours no one can take away hang in there you will get your due #7yearsofqueen,” She concluded.
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"Queen" revolves around the story of a timid girl named Rani Mehra, who embarks on her honeymoon to Paris and Amsterdam by herself after her fiance calls off their wedding.
Kangana has won a National Award for Best Actress for her performance in “Queen” and undoubtedly this is one of her best films.