Kangana Ranaut Calls 'Myth of Cinema Star' a Sweet Lie: 'This Silly Business Of Smiles And Tears...’

Kangana Ranaut recently took to her social media handle to pen a thought-provoking note, reflecting on the idea of stardom and the journey of making it through. The actress also spoke about the concept of fandom and shared that quite often fans do feel as if a ‘small miracle’ has happened whenever they spot an actor in public.

On Sunday, Kangana took to her Instagram stories and wrote, “The best thing about being an actor is whenever people see you at the airport in the lounge, in the aircraft or even in a shop, restaurant, simply strolling around in the streets, their faces light up with a big unexpected smile as if a small miracle has happened, as if a good omen has bestowed upon them, as if the glamorous world of the celluloid has collided with their mundane life leaving a haze of stardust.”

She added, “They often smile with twinkling eyes, sometimes even cry at times, fumble with their words or shake with their attempts at selfies, suddenly you too feel the sparkle of your own presence through their eyes and wonder what exactly happening and what is the most appropriate way to be, it’s impossible to be in control of that which isn’t even there.”

On a closing note she added, “The myth of a cinema star is the sweetest lie ever, I wonder and wonder at this silly business of smiles and tears.”

Meanwhile on the work front, 2023 wasn’t easy for Kangana Ranaut. While three of her films Tejas, Chandramukhi 2 and Tiku Weds Sheru hit theatres, all of them failed to leave a significant mark at the box office. Earlier the actress penned down a thought-provoking note, looking back at her biggest learnings from 2023.

In her post, Kangana admitted that there were times she felt “out of place” but added that she is happy and at peace today. “I grew up with an inbuilt feeling of being out of place. I travelled miles and built the homes of my dreams, farmhouses, and cottages. I felt happy, content even at peace but I never felt at home,” she wrote.

“Slowly it started to get evident that may be we don’t belong in this body, life is just a fleeting phase, we must recognise that and never try to be at home. Ever since I acknowledged that I feet at home. This was my learning of 2023, if you too feel out of place and it seems to you that you don’t belong anywhere remember you are on your way home,” the actress added.

Kangana Ranaut was last seen in Tejas. In the film, she played the lead role of IAF officer Tejas Gill, who is on a mission to rescue an Indian spy, alongside Anshul Chauhan and Varun Mitra. Released in October 2023, the film failed to impress the audience. This year, she was also seen in the Tamil comedy-horror sequel Chandramukhi 2, in which Kangana played the role of a dancer.

Now, the actress has begun working on her next movie in Chennai. She recently shared on social media that the film is a psychological thriller. Even though Kangana did not share much information about the yet-to-be-titled movie, she said that it is a “very unusual and exciting” script.

Kangana also has the highly anticipated political drama Emergency in her pipeline.