Kangana Ranaut opens up about herself at magazine launch, see pics

Actress Kangana Ranaut, who has set a benchmark for the outsiders in industry has given her family a reason to feel proud of her. The actress launched a magazine issue along with her sister Rangoli in Mumbai on March 8. The actress, who revealed that she was an unwanted girl-child in the family, credited her sister Rangoli for being the rock in her life. Kangana Ranaut said, “She is the one I derive all the strength from. She has been my source of inspiration.” (Source: Photo by Varinder Chawla)

Her parents initially hated her for the very fact of she being a girl. Kangana’s parents wanted a boy after Rangoli and were dismayed when a girl in the form of Kangana was born. And her very parents went as far as making Kangana realise that she was the unwanted girl child in the family. (Source: Photo by Varinder Chawla)

Kangana said: "There was a sense of discomfort while growing up. The fact that I was not seen as how I wanted myself to be seen as. My parents had a baby boy but he didn’t make it and died within 10 days. He was called Hero and my parents could never come emerge out of that loss."

Kangana poses with the magazine, which is a Women's Day special issue. (Source: Photo by Varinder Chawla)

She also shared that when Rangoli was born, her birth was celebrated and she was well looked after. But when Kangana was born, her parents couldn’t come to terms with the fact that it was a girl again.

Rangoli looks at her sister as the actress goes forth to share her life's reality. (Source: Photo by Varinder Chawla)

"I know these details because every time a guest used to drop in, they used to repeat this story as to how I was the unwanted child in the family. It’s very hard to live in an environment where you are constantly reminded that you just happen to be here and you are not supposed to be here. I could never come to terms with that environment," said the Queen actress. (Source: Photo by Varinder Chawla)

Kangana and Rangoli sign on the coffee mugs at the launch. (Source: Photo by Varinder Chawla)

Kangana was pretty in a graphic print Gucci dress, while her sister made an appearance in an am:pm salmon pink tunic. (Source: Photo by Varinder Chawla)