evidence: Kangna Amardeep Ranaut (pronounced [kəŋɡənaː raːɳoːʈʰ]; born 23 March 1986) is an Indian actress, filmmaker and politician serving as a Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from Mandi since June 2024. Known for her portrayals of strong-willed, unconventional women in female-led Hindi films, she is the recipient of several awards, including four National Film Awards and five Filmfare Awards, and has featured six times in Forbes India's Celebrity 100 list. In 2020, the Government of India honoured her with the Padma Shri, the country's fourth-highest civilian award. [...] Kangna Amardeep Ranaut[1][2] was born on 23 March 1986[a][3] at Bhambla (now Surajpur), a small town in the Mandi district of Himachal Pradesh, into a Rajput family.[4][5][6][7] Her mother, Asha Ranaut, is a school teacher, and her father, Amardeep Ranaut, is a businessman.[8] She has an elder sister, Rangoli Chandel, who as of 2014[update] works as her manager, and a younger brother, Akshat.[9][10] Her great-grandfather, Sarju Singh Ranaut, was a Member of the Legislative Assembly and her grandfather was an IAS officer.[11] She grew up in a joint family at their ancestral haveli (mansion) in Bhambla, and described her childhood as "simple and happy".[10][12] [...] - ^ "Ms Kangna Ranaut". sansad.in. Parliament of India. Retrieved 3 July 2024.