Thalaivi actress Kangana Ranaut is celebrating 10 years of her 2011 film Tanu Weds Manu. To mark the tenth anniversary of the surprise hit by director Aanand L Rai, Kangana took to Twitter and shared, “I was in an edgy / neurotic role, this film changed the course of my course- life, my entry into that mainstream was also comedy, with Queen and Datto I strengthened my comedy time and became the only actress after SriDevi ji legendary for comedy # 10yearsoftanuwedsmanu to do. ”
I was caught up in edgy / neurotic roles, this film changed the course of my career, my entry into that mainstream was also with comedy, with The Queen and Datto I strengthened my comedy time and became the only actress after the legendary SriDevi ji to make comedy. # 10yearsoftanuwedsmanu https://t.co/WMXgPdi781
– Kangana Ranaut (@KanganaTeam) February 25, 2021
Prior to Tanu Weds Manu, Kangana had won a National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for Madhur Bhandarkar Fashion.
Kangana shared another tweet where she remembered the time when director Rai and writer Himanshu Sharma gave her the opportunity to play Tanu. She said, “Thanks to @aanandlrai and our writer Himanshu Sharma for this franchise, when they came to me as hard makers I thought I could do the job but instead they did my course No one can say which film will work and who will win. “Yes, I’m all happy, happy for the future.”
Thanks to him @aanandlrai and our Himanshu Sharma writer for this franchise, when they came to me as sad makers I thought I could do their careers but instead they made my career, no one can tell ever which movie works and which never, which I absolutely love the poem for you ❤️ https://t.co/J2Rk7usj3E
– Kangana Ranaut (@KanganaTeam) February 25, 2021
Aanand L Rai took to Instagram to mark this important occasion and wrote, “Someone said so beautifully…“ Nothing for me is original, it is the total effort of everyone I have ever known. ” Thank you for recognizing me Thank you for making me “Woh Tanu weds Manu wala Aanand Rai” Thankyou ”
Along with Kangana, Tanu Weds Manu starred R Madhavan, Swara Bhasker, Deepak Dobriyal, Eijaz Khan, Jimmy Sheirgill in key roles. The film was a real surprise and there was even a sequel in 2015 titled Tanu Weds Manu Returns. The sequel won the National Film Award for Kangana.
Kangana is looking forward to the Thalaivi release on April 23rd.