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By Rinku Gupta Thalaivi film heroine Kangana Ranaut is now busy prepping for her next film Tejas where she plays a fighter pilot. She is undertaking a rigorous fitness regime at her Manali home before shoot begins.  The actor reveals that for her role in Thalaivi,(based on former TN CM Selvi Jayalalitha)  she had gained 20 kgs for one part of the shoot. She also had to learn Bharathanatyam.  Though she was fit earlier, this weight gain and rigorous dance shoot and practice took a toll on her. But playing her role to perfection gave her more satisfaction. On Twitter, she revealed, " I played the first super humangirl on Indian screen, thanks to my body a rare combination of dainty yet strong looking, in my 30’s I had to gain 20 kgs for Thalaivi n do Bharatnatyam,it left my back severely damaged but no bigger gratification than to play a role to perfection 🙂 " Losing the last few kilos have been a greater effort. But seeing the Thalaivi footage had made it all worth it....

 by Rinku Gupta Actor Kangana Ranaut who headed back to her family home in Manali after the incident of her office demolition in Mumbai, is now resuming shooting during the Unlock process. After 7 months of a break due to the Covid lockdown, Kangana is resuming shoot for her Tamil film Thalaivi which was being shot in Chennai earlier. The actor is heading South today, looking refreshed and eager to resume work on one of her most ambitious projects.  She shared on social media, " Dear friends today is a very special day, resuming work after 7 months, travelling to southern India for my most ambitious bilingual project #thalaivi, need your blessings in these testing times of a pandemic. P.S just clicked these morning selfies hope you all like them ❤️" The film is a bi-lingual, based on the life of actor turned iconic politician, former Tamilnadu Chief Minister, Selvi J Jayalalitha  and is directed by AL Vijay. The screenplay is by Baahubali and Manikarnika fame KV Vijayend...