Kangana Ranaut: People used Rangoon’s failure to direct their anger at me

During the promotions of 'Rangoon', Kangana Ranaut revealed to a leading tabloid that her character Julia in the film inflicts pain on herself since "she is sucked in by her guilt." However, the makers decided to chop off a scene from the film where her character Julia is brutally whipping herself.

Admitting that her confidence took a beating with Rangoon's failure, Kangana said, "I, for one, thought the film had all the ingredients to be a profitable business proposition. It [film's failure] was heartbreaking. Before this film, every time people asked me if failure throws me back, I knew the answer was no. Do I go into a low zone? Well, this time around I was affected. Maybe when you are bigger and grow more, both success and failure become more of your responsibility."

She further added, "I felt Rangoon's failure was targeted at me. Various people used that time of my life to direct their anger at me (presumably referring to Karan Johar's reaction to her nepotism comment). I felt it was unnecessary that when I was dealing with a vulnerable phase in my career; they were hitting out at me. 'Rangoon' was mounted on a humungous budget and publicised around my character. When something like that doesn't fare well, you do feel like sh*t."

The actress also agrees that the film lacked in a few aspects. "The last few minutes didn't come together. We missed our shot at creating a glorious film by a small margin. It was indeed a difficult time dealing with that phase, but not as much as it might have been for a few other people involved with the project," said Kangana.



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