Overview

• Speaking at a New Delhi event last week, the actor and Member of Parliament contrasted her rural upbringing with Shah Rukh Khan’s Delhi, convent-educated background.
• She said her success stems from being “brutally honest,” describing forthrightness with herself and others as a defining trait.
• Ranaut hails from Bhambla (now Surajpur) in Himachal Pradesh, moved to Mumbai as a teenager, debuted at 19 in Gangster, and has won four National Film Awards and a Padma Shri.
• Coverage notes that her 2025 film Emergency, in which she portrayed Indira Gandhi, was reported to have underperformed at the box office.
• Reports state she is set for a Hollywood debut with the horror-drama Blessed Be the Evil with Lions Movies, though outlets differ on timing between next year and 2027.