Kangana Ranaut's pixie face belies the madness that she can portray in her characters on film.

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"And that's my biggest asset," asserts the actress who won the IIFA award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance as a supermodel on the wane in Madhur Bhandarkar's Fashion.

On screen histrionics

Ranaut has worked mostly with Vishesh Films since debuted in Bollywood.

However, the actress has stood out with her on screen histrionics, which have caught not just the eye of the critics but also created a big fan base for.

Ranaut has worked with Anurag Basu in Gangster, Life in a Metro and Kites, Mohit Suri in Raaz 2 and Madhur Bhandarkar in Fashion.

She says; "Each director has helped me to grow. I may not much of what acting is all about, but I do understand what the character is expected to do in the given scene. And each director has taught me as well as given me space to experiment with my acting. I am blessed that I have got good directors to work with."

High praise

Kangana's next release will be Anurag Basu's Kites with Hrithik Roshan and Mexican actress Barbara Mori.

Roshan praises Ranaut's dancing talents in the movie, "Ranaut is a great dancer and she is very eager to learn. In Kites, you can expect so much more from her."

By Churman Das, Gulf News Report

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