Stage: Kangana Ranaut

MUMBAI: She is one actor in Bollywood whose box-office scorecard has not depended on the the male lead of her films, and her versatility has won her fans like megastar Amitabh Bachchan and superstar Aamir Khan. Now she is likely to star with Shah Rukh Khan, but she says the project is at a very premature stage.

Rumours have been rife that Shah Rukh and Kangana are going to work in a Sanjay Leela Bhansali film.

Asked about it, Kangana said: “Sanjay sir just spoke to me about the film, saying that he wants to make it with me and Shah Rukh sir. But it’s at a very premature stage. It’s not that I am working with Shah Rukh sir tomorrow or something like that... So, yeah, like I said, it’s at a very premature stage.”

The actor was the showstopper for designer Tarun Tahiliani, who flagged off the Lakme Fashion Week (LFW) Winter/festive 2016 on Tuesday. The five-day fashion gala begins from Wednesday at St. Regis.

The ‘Queen’ of Bollywood feels fortunate to be a part of such grandeur.

“I think I am very fortunate because I get these opportunities. I am an actor and my film characters are usually not very fashion-inspired. As an artiste, I don’t know where and how these opportunities just come my way where I get to work with the finest artistes in the country and get to display or wear their designs and even get to see their collections,” said the National Award winner.

She says these chances help her to know more about fashion and understand it better.

“I am an artiste and I love to be inspired. If I wasn’t walking the ramp, I would never get exposed to these collections. I am so busy that I can’t participate in the whole fashion scene that is going on in the country, but because I work with