Kangana was finalised for the role

The fun film, directed by Aanand L. Rai of “Strangers” fame, has Kangana paired with R. Madhavan.

“It was after much deliberation that Kangana was finalised for the role. The character that Kangana would be playing in ‘Tanu Weds Manu’ is such that it is of paramount importance to get the casting right, ” Rai told.

Kangana, who has played a traumatised women in most of her films, was signed on for her first comic role by Anil Kapoor for his production “No Problem”, a comedy directed by Anees Bazmee.

Before venturing into comedy, Kangana did a series of serious films.

While she was haunted by ghosts in “Raaz – The Mystery Continues”, “Fashion” had her playing a supermodel who fell to drugs and abuse. “Life In A… Metro” showed her in a turbulent affair with a much married boss (Kay Kay Menon), “Woh Lamhe” had her play a schizophrenic while in “Gangster” she played an alcoholic moll to a gangster (Shiney Ahuja).

Director Rai, however, is confident that she will pull off the role in “Tanu Weds Manu”.

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