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At Delhi Forum, Kangana Ranaut Says Her Bollywood Journey Was Harder Than Shah Rukh Khan’s

She attributed her success to 'brutal honesty' rooted in a village upbringing during remarks at a PHDCCI event in New Delhi.

Overview

  • Kangana contrasted her origins in Bhamla, Himachal Pradesh, with Shah Rukh Khan’s Delhi, convent-school background, saying few from villages reach mainstream success.
  • She said, “Maybe others may disagree, but I feel it’s because I am brutally honest, not just with people but with myself too.”
  • Reports placed the comments in biographical context, noting she left home as a teenager, debuted at 19, won four National Film Awards, and now serves as MP for Mandi.
  • Coverage recapped Khan’s path from Delhi to television and then films, and noted there was no direct response from him in the reported pieces.
  • The remarks drew wide media pickup and online discussion about privilege and outsider–insider narratives, with articles also noting her film Emergency underperformed and that she has a planned Hollywood debut in Blessed Be the Evil.