Kangna: The New Age Audrey Hepburn?

Kangna: The New Age Audrey Hepburn?



Kangna Ranaut as Audrey Hepburn?

Don't scoff yet. The actress, who will be seen next in Once Upon A Time In Mumbai, is doing a lot of research on her character in the film, which is apparently based on 1970s smuggler Haji Mastan's girlfriend, Sona.

Directed by Milan Luthria, the film also stars Ajay Devgan and Emraan Hashmi.

To get into the skin of the character, Kangna decided to study yesteryear actresses from both Bollywood and Hollywood like Asha Parekh, Sophia Loren and Sadhana.

Her favourite is clearly Audrey Hepburn whose classy dress sense inspired Kangna to stock up on high-waisted, narrow trousers and scarves.

It helps that Kangna bears a resemblance to the Hollywood legend.

Make-up plays a crucial part here and Kangna plans to go with long eyelashes and heavy eye make-up.

Will Kangna pass off for Ms Hepburn? With designer Uday Kuckian's help we decided to do a makeover from some of Hepburn's classic movies. Keep clicking for the results.

The pretty lady in the eye-catching hat from the poster of the 1964 musical My Fair Lady is Kangna Ranaut, superimposed on Hepburn's image.

Kangna's fine bone structure is similar to Hepburn's, making Uday's task that much easier.

We think Kangna can pull off Hepburn's role in Breakfast at Tiffany's with aplomb. For starters, she already looks the part.

Hepburn played Holly Golightly, a naive and eccentric socialite in the 1961 film. The actress's most memorable role was said to be one of Hepburn's most challenging, which we think Kangna -- with her penchant for eccentric roles herself -- can do with her eyes closed.

Roman Holiday, co-starring Gregory Peck, won Hepburn an Oscar. She played a royal princess who steps out for a bit of fun, only to fall in love with a journo.

Her restrained performance and vulnerability in the movie is right up Kangna's alley. After all, who better to play the damsel in distress than Kangna?

Hepburn played a blind housewife, who is attacked by three thugs in search of heroin hidden in a doll in Wait Until Dark.

What do you think of Kangna's wide-eyed expression, reminding us so much of Hepburn's in the film?

This scene between Albert Finney and his wife (played by Hepburn) was taken from Two For The Road, a 1967 movie about a 12-year relationship between an architect and his wife.

Here Kangna's picture has been morphed into Hepburn's in such a way that those who didn't know better would have easily been fooled.

http://movies.rediff.com/slide-show/2009/may/07/slide-show-1-kangna-ranaut-as-audrey-hepburn.htm

Well, Audrey is one of my all time favourite actresses. Kangana is a very beautiful girl - the closer you look into her face , the more angelic she looks . But of she can really pull off Audrey's elegance remains to be seen. I don't doubt Kangana's acting skills - she is mindblowing.

i think she'll pull it off.. she is extremely talented..

ya i too think she will pull it off.........this movie looks very interesting......looking forward to it.

no i dont think soo...kangana is a gr8 actress but the way she speaks n the way she mostly carries herself ..im highly doubtful..

Kangana is more like Eliza Dolittle of My fair lady. If polished she will surely turn into Audrey Hepburn in real life.

this movie looks very interesting

Kangana is like clay which can be moulded to anything from the imaginary mind! She knows her craft well and will deliver only the best.

Originally posted by: bunbutt_too

Kangan is a decent actress, but can she be another Audrey Hepburn? Fat chance!! She could most likely be more like Kate Hepburn who was another classic actress.

I'd say physically she resembles Audrey Hepburn in terms of her stature. But I am a major Katharine Hepburn partisan, I love everything about her and her career. Somehow Kangana doesn't seem fiery enough. Audrey is preferred because of her fashion sense and the dainty delicate characters she played. Katharine just didn't give a damn about anything, and that is why I love her. When she was on-screen, she overshadowed everyone. She was that good.