Kangana Ranaut
Indian actress and politician
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| 2025 | Released Emergency, her second directorial project about the 1977 Indian Emergency, after facing certification challenges and controversy. The film was critically unpopular and financially unsuccessful. |
| 2025 | Set to direct, produce, and star as Indira Gandhi in the film 'Emergency' |
| 2024 | Directed Emergency, a film about Indira Gandhi and the 1977 Indian Emergency, which faced censorship challenges and controversy. |
| 2024 | Following her remarks regarding the Farmers Protest and Farm Laws, Kangana Ranaut faced criticism, leading the BJP to reprimand her and distance itself from her statements. |
| June 2024 | Kangana Ranaut began serving as a Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from Mandi. |
| June 6 2024 | Kangana Ranaut was slapped by a Central Industrial Security Force constable at Chandigarh Airport in response to her comments on farmers protesting against a set of laws. |
| March 2024 | Kangana Ranaut was named by the Bharatiya Janata Party as a candidate for the 2024 Indian general election, contesting from the Mandi Lok Sabha constituency. |
| 2023 | Kangana Ranaut portrayed the titular Indian Air Force pilot in the drama Tejas, with a varied response to her performance and meagre box-office returns. |
| 2023 | Kangana Ranaut starred in the Tamil comedy horror sequel Chandramukhi 2, where her performance received negative reviews and the film was a commercial failure. |
| 2023 | Rajeev Masand named Kangana Ranaut one of Hindi cinema's best actresses. |
| 2023 | Kangana Ranaut produced the black comedy film Tiku Weds Sheru, which starred Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Avneet Kaur and was panned by critics. |
| 2023 | Kangana Ranaut announced her second directorial project, Emergency, in which she will portray Indira Gandhi. |
| January 2023 | Kangana Ranaut's Twitter account was reinstated after the ban was lifted. |
| 2022 | Starred in the action film Dhaakad as a spy, which became her eighth box-office failure among her last nine films. |
| 2022 | Kangana Ranaut was recognized again in The Indian Express's listing of the most powerful Indians. |
| 2022 | Kangana Ranaut hosted the reality show Lock Upp, which streamed on ALTBalaji and MX Player, achieving strong viewership. |
| 2021 | Kangana Ranaut appeared in the biopic Thalaivii, portraying the actor-turned-politician J. Jayalalithaa. Her performance was met with mixed reviews, earning her a SIIMA Award for Best Actress – Tamil. |
| May 2021 | Kangana Ranaut's Twitter account was permanently suspended for repeated violations of the company's abusive behavior and hateful conduct policies. |
| 2020 | Kangana was awarded the National Film Award for her performances in both Manikarnika, the Queen of Jhansi and Panga, adding another Best Actress accolade to her achievements. |
| 2020 | The Government of India honoured Kangana Ranaut with the Padma Shri, the country's fourth-highest civilian award. |
| 2020 | Kangana Ranaut began the new decade with the sports drama Panga, portraying Jaya Nigam, a former kabaddi champion. She underwent extensive training for five months in preparation for the role. |
| 2020 | Kangana Ranaut launched her own production company, Manikarnika Films, where she works as both a director and producer. |
| 2020 | The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, under orders from Shiv Sena leadership, issued a backdated notice for illegal modifications of Kangana Ranaut's house and subsequently demolished the illegal portions. |
| 2020 | Won her third National Film Award for Best Actress for her portrayal of a kabaddi player in the sports drama Panga. |
| September 2020 | Kangana Ranaut criticized then Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and his Government for mishandling the death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput, which resulted in death threats from several Shiv Sena leaders. |
| 2019 | Ranaut was once again featured in The Indian Express's listing of the most powerful Indians. |
| 2019 | In her second film release of 2019, Kangana Ranaut starred in Judgementall Hai Kya, where she played an eccentric mentally ill woman. Although her performance was praised, the film underperformed at the box office. |
| 2019 | Kangana Ranaut co-directed the biopic 'Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi', which marked her sole successful venture during a period of commercial failures. |
| 2019 | At the 67th National Film Awards, Kangana Ranaut won her fourth Best Actress Award for her performances in Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi and Panga. |
| 2018 | Kangana Ranaut continued to be recognized, being part of The Indian Express's listing of the most powerful Indians. |
| 2017 | Ranaut was featured in The Indian Express's listing of the most powerful Indians. |
| 2017 | Kangana Ranaut starred as Julia, a 1940s heroine and stunt-woman in Vishal Bhardwaj's romance Rangoon, where she learned horse-riding and sword fighting to perform her own stunts. The film received generally positive reviews, with particular praise for Ranaut's performance. |
| 2017 | Following the death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput, Kangana Ranaut accused influential film professionals of systematically sabotaging his career and continued her advocacy against nepotism in the film industry. |
| 2017 | Ranaut had a public fallout with filmmaker Karan Johar after accusing him of nepotism during a talk show appearance. |
| 2017 | Kangana Ranaut appeared in Hansal Mehta's crime comedy Simran as a Gujarati immigrant involved in a series of bank robberies. She learned Gujarati to improve her diction and shared screenwriting credit with Apurva Asrani. |
| 2016 | Hrithik Roshan filed a lawsuit against Kangana Ranaut, accusing her of cyber stalking and harassment; Ranaut denied the charges and filed a counter-charge, claiming the lawsuit was an attempt to cover up their affair. |
| 2016 | Kangana Ranaut launched her second clothing line in collaboration with Vero Moda, named Venice Cruise. |
| 2015 | Ranaut launched her first clothing line in collaboration with the fashion brand Vero Moda called Marquee. |
| 2015 | Kangana Ranaut won another National Film Award for Best Actress for her dual role in the comedy sequel 'Tanu Weds Manu Returns', which became the biggest-earning female-led Hindi film at that time. |
| 2014 | To enhance her understanding of filmmaking, Kangana Ranaut enrolled in a two-month screenplay writing course at the New York Film Academy. |
| 2014 | Kangana Ranaut made her production and directorial debut with the English language short film The Touch, which explores the relationship between a four-year-old boy and a dog. She co-wrote the screenplay and filmed it in America. |
| 2014 | Kangana Ranaut won the National Film Award for Best Actress for her portrayal of an abandoned bride in the comedy-drama 'Queen'. |
| 2014 | Kangana Ranaut was once again featured in Forbes India’s Celebrity 100 list. |
| 2013 | Kangana Ranaut was listed as 'India's hottest vegetarian' in a poll conducted by PETA. |
| 2013 | Kangana Ranaut participated in a televised interview hosted by Anupama Chopra, where she spoke out against gender bias and nepotism in Bollywood, leading to widespread viral attention. |
| 2013 | Kangana Ranaut starred as Kaya, a shapeshifting mutant, in the superhero film Krrish 3, which became one of the highest-grossing Bollywood films of all time and marked Ranaut's most financially profitable venture. |
| 2012 | Kangana Ranaut was featured in Forbes India’s annual Celebrity 100 list. |
| 2011 | Ranaut's film Tanu Weds Manu was released, where she played Tanuja 'Tanu' Trivedi. This role was considered a 'game changer' for her career, and she received Best Actress nominations at several award ceremonies. |
| 2011 | Following Tanu Weds Manu, Ranaut appeared in a series of brief roles in several films, including Game, Double Dhamaal, Rascals, and Miley Naa Miley Hum, although most did not perform well at the box office. |
| 2010 | In the gangster film Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai, Ranaut played the fictional actress Rehana, and the film became one of the most successful releases of the year, earning her critical praise. |
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