I became only actress after Sridevi to do comedy: Kangana on 'Tanu Weds Manu'

Kangana said that the film changed the trajectory of her career

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Kangana Ranaut is celebrating 10 years of her 2011 film Tanu Weds Manu. Taking to Twitter, Kangana said that the film changed the trajectory of her career. She added that, with the movie, she became the first actress after Sridevi to have done comedy in Hindi films.

She wrote, "I was stuck in edgy/neurotic roles, this film changed the trajectory of my career, was my entry in to mainstream that too with comedy, with Queen and Datto I strengthened my comic timing and became the only actress after legendary SriDevi ji to do comedy #10yearsoftanuwedsmanu."

She added: "Thanks to @aanandlrai and our writer Himanshu Sharma for this franchise, when they came to me as struggling makers I thought I can make their careers but instead they made my career, one can never tell which film will work and which won’t,all destiny, glad my destiny has you," she added.

Director Aanand L. Rai also took to social media to mark this occasion: “Someone said so beautifully…”Nothing of me is original, I am the combined effort of everyone I have ever known” Thank you for giving me my identity Thank you for making me “Woh Tanu weds Manu wala Aanand Rai” Thankyou”.

Tanu Weds Manu featured R. Madhavan, Swara Bhasker, Deepak Dobriyal, Eijaz Khan, Jimmy Sheirgill in significant roles.