Actor-politician Kangana Ranaut ne apne unconventional career choices ke peeche ke raaz dhoondhne ka elaan kiya hai. Unka kehna hai ki film industry mein shuruat ke dinon unko family se jo disapproval mila, usne hi unki creative journey ko shaped kiya. *Pen Movies* ke latest interview mein, apne aane wale film *Bharat Bhagya Vidhata* ke promotion ke dauran, Kangana ne bataya ki kaise unke background ne unki decisions aur artistic vision ko form kiya.
Kangana ne reveal kiya ki unka family academic aur political background se belong karta hai, isliye unke ghar mein film industry ko lekar bahut skepticism thi. Unke dadaji Khadi Board ke saath kaam karte the, aur unke par-dadaji MLA the. Isse unke ghar mein education aur public service ko bahut importance di jaati thi. “Movies ko humare ghar mein downfall ki nazar se dekha jaata tha,” unhone maana. 1990s aur early 2000s mein film industry ki negative image thi, jisme underworld ka connection tha, isliye unke parents ke liye unki career choice accept karna aur bhi mushkil ho gaya. Despite unki ultimate success, unke parents ab bhi unke film career se comfortable nahi the. Jab ek baar unhone apni maataji se loneliness ke karan unke saath rehne ko kaha, toh unki maataji ne sirf yeh kaha, “Tumne yeh zindagi choose ki hai, ab khud hi sambhalo.”
Actress ka breakthrough film *Gangster* (2006) ek turning point bana—lekin woh turn unki ummeed ke hisaab se nahi tha. Film dekhne ke baad unke parents ki reaction yaad karte hue, Kangana ne kaha, “Mere pitaji ne film ke baad koi reaction nahi di. Meri maataji ne kaha, ‘Hamara samaj isko accept nahi karega. Tum underage ho aur tumne saare tarah ke scenes kiye hain.’” Unhone apne disappointment ko zara bhi chhupaaya nahi. “Mujhe dil tuta. Poori film mein sirf wohi cheez unki nazar mein aayi,” unhone share kiya. Is experience ke baad unhone apne family se apne work ke validation ki ummeed band kar di.
Kangana ne legendary actor Amitabh Bachchan ke influence ko bhi acknowledge kiya. *Queen* aur doosre films mein unki performance par Bachchan ke letter ke baad, unko artistic appreciation ka difference samajh aaya. “Main unke against nahi ho sakti thi,” unhone kaha, aur iske saath hi yeh emphasize kiya ki unka pitaji artist nahi the, isliye woh cinema ko alag nazar se dekhte the. “Mere pitaji kabhi bhi Amitabh Bachchan jaise kisi artist ki tarah meri work ko nahi dekh sakte the, kyunki cinema unki world nahi thi.”
Family ki acceptance ka real turning point aaya jab unko national recognition mila. Kangana ne *Fashion* (2008) ke liye pehla National Award for Best Supporting Actress jeeta. Uske baad unko teen Best Actress National Awards mile—*Queen* (2014) ke liye, *Tanu Weds Manu Returns* (2015) ke liye, aur *Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi* aur *Panga* (2020) ke liye jointly. “Jab maine National Award jeeta, mere parents ko asli khushi hui. Unhe lagta tha ki unki beti ko President of India se honour mil raha hai. Yeh mere pitaji ke liye ek turning point tha. Aur jab maine Padma Shri jeeta, toh woh aur bhi significant ho gaya,” unhone share kiya. In awards ne unke family ko unki career ko respect aur pride ke saath dekhne mein madad ki.
Kangana ne clarify kiya ki woh doosron ki career choices ko judge nahi kar rahi, lekin yeh maanti hain ki upbringing ka har kisi ke decisions par impact hota hai. “Main nahi keh rahi ki koi right ya wrong hai. Lekin hamara surroundings hi humein shape karta hai,” unhone kaha. Unki early struggles ne unko conscious decision lene par majboor kiya ki woh kabhi bhi women objectifying roles, jaise item numbers, nahi karenge. Balki woh films par focus karne lage jo women empowerment, individuality, aur agency ko highlight karein. “Aise conservative background se aane ke baad, maine consciously decide kiya ki item numbers nahi karungi aur instead films par focus karungi jo women ke empowerment aur individuality ke baare mein baat karein. Main apne lineage ke laayak banna chahti thi,” unhone explain kiya.
Unka aane wala film, *Bharat Bhagya Vidhata*, bhi isi theme par centered hai. Manoj Tapadia ke direction mein, yeh film real-life events par inspired hai aur violence ke conventional depictions se hat kar, ek government hospital ke andar crisis ke dauran dikhaye gaye resilience aur humanity par focus karta hai. Story highlight karti hai ki kaise nurses, ward boys, cleaners, lift operators, security personnel, aur administrative staff ne Cama Hospital mein 400 zindagiyaan bachane ke liye milkar kaam kiya, jabki bahar chaos tha. Film mein Girija Oak, Smita Tambe, Amrutha Namdev, Esha Dey, Priya Berde, aur Asha Shelar bhi hain. Film 12th June ko release hone wala hai.
Apne journey ke zariye, Kangana Ranaut ne personal rejection ko ek powerful artistic vision mein convert kar diya hai. Apne platform ka istemal karke woh meaningful cinema ko promote kar rahi hain aur societal norms ko challenge kar rahi hain.
