Kangana Ranaut to play an 80-year-old woman in her next film

Actress Kangana Ranaut has announced that she is turning director with her home production “Teju” in which she will play an elderly woman.

“I will play an 80-year-old woman in my first directorial ‘Teju’. The film will be about every old person I know and have loved. It will also be a lot about me as I am older than my years,” Kangana said in a statement issued here.

About the role, Kangana says, “She (her character) is a warm, vibrant woman, full of life, who doesn’t feel old at all.” The “Rangoon” star says she was raised by her great grandparents and that she understands the plight of senior citizens.

“By the time I was a toddler, my great grandmother was in her eighties. I grew up around old people and it pains me to see senior citizens largely ignored in any community, society or country. ‘Teju’ is a woman perched on the threshold of death but not yet ready to leave the world.”