Kangana Ranaut refuses to wear bikini for shoot

Kangana Ranaut refused to wear a bikini for a key scene in the upcoming comedy film Rascals.

The actress changed her mind after shopping for the bikini herself when she learnt that the scene would show her being ogled by the characters played by Sanjay Dutt and Ajay Devgn, Mumbai Mirror reports.

A source told the paper: "Kangana had even told her friends that she was very excited to wear a two-piece and was looking forward to the day. Nobody could understand what prompted her to change her mind."

However, another source suggested that the actress was wary of getting into the outfit because she had put on weight during the shooting of Tanu Weds Manu.

Ranaut and Basu 'no longer friends'

Kangna Ranaut has allegedly fallen out with director Anurag Basu.

The actress has worked with Basu on a number of projects, including Life In A Metro and Gangster.

According to Mumbai Mirror, Ranaut is unhappy with the type of roles she is being asked to play in the director's films.

"Ranaut still cares for Basu. But he has been really unfair to her. You don't consider people as your lucky mascot, but in return give them a raw deal," a source claimed.

"There is much more to Ranaut than playing only demented females. She has it in her to display a gamut of emotions."

The star is also reported to have felt disappointed with the editing of Kites, which left her with minimal screen time.

Ranaut film stopped by religious protests

Kangana Ranaut's latest project was stopped mid-shoot by protesters who were angry about the decision to film a scene inside a mosque.

Tanu Weds Manu is a comedy set in the Punjab, which co-stars multilingual actor Madhavan.

According to New Kerala, police decided to stop the filming in order to prevent the shoot being disrupted by angry locals.

A source told the site: "Members of the film unit had started installing the sets inside the mosque [on] Friday night.

"On seeing this, members of [the] Muslim community gathered outside the mosque and started raising slogans against the administration and the filmmakers.

"They threatened to interrupt the shooting as it would allegedly affect their religious sentiments."

Kangana Ranaut turns curvier, but not loving it

Kangana Ranaut, who is usually very thin, has put on weight as a result of being bedridden due to her fractured foot.

Resting for just twelve days and feasting on Indian homemade food and sweets, added 7 kgs to her weight. However, her added weight doesn't concern the producers of her film, Tanu Weds Manu at all.

In fact, they're glad to see her put on weight and are ensuring she eats more.

Producers Vinod Bachchan and Shailesh Singh and director Anand Rai are glad to see Kangana put on weight. Her diet too has changed completely.

Kangana isn't happy about her weight gain but the film unit is because she will fit in just perfectly as a Punjabi girl in the film.

It doesn't bother them that her outfits will have to be remade, despite the cost reaching at least Rs. 2 lakh. Well, as long as they aren't complaining, we guess all's good!