Raaz
-
the
Mystery
Continues,
Gangster,
Woh
Lamhe,
Fashion,
Life
In
A
Metro
-
If
one
looks
at
the
repertoire
of
films
that
have
featured
Kangana
Ranaut,
each
of
them
has
required
the
pretty
girl
to
come
up
with
an
intense
act.
No
wonder,
it
was
a
welcome
relief
to
see
her
letting
her
hair
down
for
a
change
in
her
latest
release
Once
Upon
A
Time
In
Mumbai.
"I
know.
For
some
strange
reasons
I
have
not
been
lent
a
commercial
set
up
but
only
the
ones
that
were
far
more
challenging
to
play",
smiles
Kangana
"It
is
a
fact
that
I
was
mostly
doing
films
that
were
quite
intense.
On
the
other
hand,
OUATIM
was
full
on
masala.
Yes,
to
an
extent
it
was
a
good
thing
for
me
as
well
but
then
it
wasn't
a
cakewalk
either.
Playing
Rehana
required
same
amount
of
energy
and
passion
from
me
as
I
was
the
case
in
my
earlier
films."
One
wonders
how
though.
After
all
playing
a
possessed
girl
(Raaz
-
The
Mystery
Continues)
or
a
drug
addict
(Fashion)
would
be
far
more
difficult
than
playing
an
actress
from
the
70s,
isn't
it?
"You
have
to
keep
shifting
focus
actually",
reasons
Kangana,
"Raaz
was
a
complete
horror
and
thriller
affair
and
it
required
lot
from
performance
perspective.
I
have
not
seen
a
ghost
in
real
life
so
I
had
to
extend
my
act
from
the
imagination
of
Mohit
(the
film's
director).
Similarly,
Fashion
was
all
about
feminine
imagination
so
I
had
to
get
into
a
different
world.
Same
was
the
case
with
OUATIM,
well
literally."
One
has
to
trust
Kangana
here
since
she
actually
had
to
get
into
a
different
world
-
that
of
70s
-
in
the
film
while
playing
a
top
female
actor
by
the
name
of
Rehana.
"So
much
preparation
went
into
ensuring
that
the
period
setting
didn't
seem
fake",
says
Kangana,
"By
no
means
was
doing
this
film
any
less
difficult
than
other
films
that
I
have
done.
So
much
research
had
to
go
into
what
was
invented
when.
From
the
look
perspective,
I
had
to
be
extra
careful
about
my
hair
and
make
up.
Behavioural
aspects
had
to
be
taken
care
too
since
women
in
those
times
used
to
be
far
more
vulnerable
and
innocent."
Due
to
the
aforementioned
factors,
it
wasn't
quite
an
easy
journey
for
Kangana
who
now
has
half
a
dozen
films
either
on
floors
or
just
about
to
get
kick
started.
"For
OUATIM,
I
had
to
come
up
with
a
performance
from
a
different
space
altogether",
says
an
exhausted
Kangana,
"It
was
equally
draining
when
compared
to
any
other
film
that
I
have
done.
All
said
and
done,
whether
the
role
is
big
or
small
or
set
in
whichever
era,
as
an
actor
you
have
to
stand
up
and
deliver.
Simple."
Story first published: Tuesday, August 3, 2010, 12:58 [IST]