POWER OF TWO
Director Aanand L Rai says he decided to cast the actor in a double role in his next because he was highly impressed with her 2014 hit
Film-maker Aanand L Rai was supposed to cast
another actress with Kangana Ranaut in Tanu Weds Manu 2, but instead,
opted to make her do a double role in the film
Kangana Ranaut was lauded for her performance in Queen (2014). In the last few months, the film hass continued to affect the way makers draft a script for the actor. Apparently, now, direc-tor Aanand L Rai wants the actor to play a “challenging”” role in his upcoming film. After watching Kangana’s performance in Queen last year, Aanand decided to cast her as a new-age Heer in his next.
“After Tanu Weds Manu (2011)2011), I wanted tto challengeh ll the actor in Kangana, and she overcame those challenges very smoothly [during the shooting of the sequel of the film]. So I decid- ed to come up with something even more challenging for her,” the director had told us in an earlier interview. So for his next film, Aanand gave Kangana a chance to play a double role, something that the actor hasn’t done so far. Reportedly, he was looking for a Kangana lookalike for the sequels to Tanu Weds Manu, and he even conducted auditions for it. But, after watching Queen, he dropped the idea and decided to give Kangana a double role in the film.
When contacted, Aanand said, “After seeing Queen, I felt that if there is any actor who can face Kangana and take her head on, it’s Kangana herself.” The actor, on her part, found playing two roles demanding. She says, “It’s very challenging to play two strong characters pitted against each other, and I can never tell which one I love more.”
It’s very challenging to play two strong characters pitted against each other.
— Kangana Ranaut, actor