Kangana Ranaut's public persona is not the one I know: Anurag Basu
Anurag Basu had directed Kangana Ranaut in her debut film 'Gangster'
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Updated: Dec 27, 2020, 09:13 PM IST
Filmmaker Anurag Basu, who launched Kangana Ranaut's career in Bollywood, says he doesn't meet the actress often but when they do meet, it is like old times. In a recent interview, he said that the public personality is something he doesn't understand.
In an interview with Mid-Day, Anurag said that he has seen a different Kangana from what her public persona is. The filmmaker thinks that Kangana has two personalities.
He said, "Not really. We usually don’t meet, but whenever we do, this [public] persona is not the Kangana I [know] personally. So I think there are two Kanganas. Beech wali [the other one] I don’t understand."
Anurag had launched Kangana's career back in 2006 with 'Gangster'. The movie launched her opposite Emraan Hashmi and Shiney Ahuja.
"Of the 20-25 girls we auditioned for the part, her face just stuck in my head - there was something unique about her," remembered Anurag Basu.
He added, "In the beginning, she needed guidance for everything. But she is a really fast learner. I have seen her growth during the filming of Gangster itself."
"There was something very raw and organic about her, very refreshing, very new."
For the uninformed, Kangana won several best debut awards for the film.
More recently, Kangana has been grabbing headlines for calling out a 'movie mafia'. She has called out Karan Johar, Mahesh Bhatt, Javed Akhtar and others. The actor often speaks about Hrithik Roshan and Aditya Pancholi too.
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