It
has
become
something
of
a
norm
for
B-Towners
to
also
be
devotees
of
the
Tirupati
Balaji
temple.
Kangana
Ranaut
was
a
rare
exception
to
that
rule
(to
her
defense,
she
has
been
meaning
to
visit
for
six
years
now)...
until
last
week.
She
was
there
to
seek
blessings
for
her
next
release
Tanu
Weds
Manu.
T
She
says,
"I
went
to
Tirupati
last
week
with
my
brother
and
sister,
for
the
first
time
since
coming
to
Mumbai.
We
go
to
Vaishno
Devi
more
often.
But
when
I
came
to
Mumbai,
people
kept
telling
me
to
visit
the
Tirupati
Balaji
temple.
I
wanted
to,
for
many
years
now,
but
work
commitments
kept
coming
in
the
way.
I
was
determined
to
go
this
time
around.
The
trip
was
hectic
and
stressful
but
worth
it.
I
loved
my
experience
there.
He
(Balaji)
is
so
powerful."
Kangana
was
keen
on
divine
intervention
for
her
film
Tanu
Weds
Manu.
"It's
a
film
that
is
very
special
to
me.
I
had
a
close
brush
with
death
and
almost
lost
my
leg
while
shooting
for
the
film
so
I
have
literally
given
my
blood,
sweat
and
tears
for
it.
It's
a
film
that's
like
my
special
child.
I
had
gone
to
seek
blessings
for
the
film
at
Tirupati
“About
parallels
with
her
character
in
TWM,
she
says,
"I
feel
I
am
Tanu
in
many
ways.
I
too
come
from
a
small
town
like
her,
am
rebellious
and
suffer
a
cultural
conflict.
I
feel
this
is
my
best
work
so
far
and
a
far
cry
from
the
traumatised
characters
I
have
played
in
my
earlier
films."
Story first published: Tuesday, February 1, 2011, 13:50 [IST]