Kangana Ranaut reveals she hiked her fees after Tanu Weds Manu 2, Manikarnika: ‘Producers said heroine who quoted such fees was finished’

She added, “It is very important to make yourself valuable. It is very important to see what you bring to the table. When my films Tanu Weds Manu 2 and Manikarnika earned over Rs 100 crore, I hiked my fees quite a lot because I was bringing that to the table.”

ALSO READ | Love in the time of Gabbar: A real-life romance born on Sholay set; neither Dharmendra-Hema Malini, nor Amitabh Bachchan-Jaya Bahaduri

However, Kangana Ranaut shared that her journey was not easy. “People tried to scare me away when I quoted my hiked fees. Producers try to manipulate you by saying, ‘Heroine who once quoted so much money is finished.’ You have to go through a lot of rudeness. These people feel I am spoiling others. They fear that they are already spending 80% of the budget on the lead heroes, now if these heroines will start to demand, it will become a problem.”

Kangana compared her success story to that of actors like Nargis and Sridevi, who, in their time, headlined women-oriented films and turned them into major hits.

She shared, “I have a very rare success story. Once in a while there was Nargis who did a Mother India or Sridevi did Sadma. But largely, films have always been about hero and heroine. My film choices opened ways for me to enter politics. I always questioned myself why am I so different and not like other heroines.”