While
people
assumed
Kangana
Ranaut
to
be
a
struggling
wannabe
actress
from
Himachal
Pradesh
when
she
entered
B-Town,
the
truth
is
far
different.
The
actress
comes
from
one
of
the
richest
and
politically
most
influential
families
in
the
state.
Hers
is
not
a
rags
to
riches
story.
Which
explains
the
lakhs
of
rupees
she
spends
on
clothes,
shoes
and
bags
every
month,
more
than
even
the
top
actresses
of
B-Town
and
star
wives.
Have
money,
won't
talk
A
source
close
to
Kangana
confirms
her
family
affluence,
"She
doesn't
like
talking
about
her
family
wealth
as
she's
struggled
on
her
own
to
be
in
her
position.
Besides
that,
she
believes
it's
in
bad
taste
to
talk
about
one's
wealth." Her
family
is
from
the
blue-blooded
Rajputs
from
Bhambla
village
in
Himachal
Pradesh.
Our
village
Kangana
has
a
huge
25-room
ancestral
house
or
haveli
in
Bhambla
(currently
called
Surajpur)
belonging
to
her
great-grandfather.
"While
it
was
originally
called
Bhambla,
when
Kangana's
great-grandfather
became
the
local
MLA,
the
village
was
named
Surajpur
after
him.
" Kangana
grew
up
in
a
joint
family,
with
her
brother,
sister,
parents,
great-grandparents,
grand-
parents
and
chacha
and
chachi.
The
family
owns
several
acres
of
land
in
Surajpur.
Luxurious
living
Adds
an
insider,
"Kangana's
father
Amardeep
Ranaut
is
in
the
construction
business
and
he
supplies
construction
material
for
building
roads
etc
for
the
Public
Works
Department
(PWD)
in
Himachal
Pradesh.
She
has
been
brought
up
in
luxury
and
always
had
five
cars
parked
in
front
of
her
home."
But
things
suddenly
took
a
turn
for
the
worse
when
she
decided
to
come
to
Mumbai
to
become
an
actress.
Her
grandfather
was
dead
against
any
female
from
his
family
joining
films
as
he
felt
it
was
demeaning.
On
your
own,
please!
Kangana's
father
too
supported
his
father,
and
when
she
insisted
on
acting,
both
of
them
stopped
talking
to
her.
Her
father
told
her
that
he
would
give
her
no
financial
support
and
she
would
have
to
make
it
on
her
own.
Hard
times
Kangana
left
home
at
16
and
initially
stayed
with
a
friend
in
Delhi
before
coming
to
Mumbai
in
2005.
She
went
through
a
lot
of
hardship
but
never
asked
her
family
for
help.
She
lived
in
Aasha
Chandra's
hostel
and
shared
a
room
with
three
other
girls.
It
was
a
miserable
time
for
her
as
she
was
cut
off
from
her
family
and
struggling
in
a
strange
city.
It
was
only
after
Life
In
A...
Metro
that
her
family
relented
and
welcomed
her
once
again
into
their
fold.
Preity
connection
There
was
a
family
reunion
when
her
parents,
sister
Rangoli
and
brother
Akshat
came
to
Mumbai.
Today,
her
family
is
very
proud
of
her.
Kangana's
friend
insists,
however,
that
the
actress
is
not
related
to
Preity
Zinta.
"Preity's
maternal
aunt
is
a
resident
of
Surajpur
and
PZ
often
comes
to
meet
her.
Once
during
a
family
function
of
Preity's
in
the
village
Kangana
and
her
siblings
met
Preity.
Now
they
keep
in
touch.
That's
all.
Kang's
Grandpa
Kangana's
great-grandfather
(and
idol)
Sarju
Singh
Ranaut
left
his
job
as
a
head
clerk
for
the
British
government
to
become
a
freedom
fighter
with
Mahatma
Gandhi.
Kangs
still
has
the
letters
Gandhiji
wrote
to
her
great-grandfather.
He
was
also
the
only
man
from
his
village
who
knew
English
at
that
time
and
got
electricity
to
his
village.