Birthday girl Kangana Ranaut has played the maximum biographical characters: Monika Bedi in her debut film Gangster, Parveen Babi in Woh Lamhe, Madhubala in Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai , Geetanjali Nagpal in Fashion.
After her arrival from Himachal Pradesh Kangana was hosted in Mumbai by Aditya Pancholi. She even stayed in a flat owned by the Pancholis. She was apparently spotted by Anurag Basu at a coffee shop to be signed for Gangster, though this version of her beginning in Bollywood has been challenged by many including producer Pahlaj Nihalani who claims he was first to sign her for film.