I have to admit...the last couple of years have been great for the actress in Hindi Cinema. We are seeing many actress staring as the main characters and carrying the film on their shoulders which ease and the male counterparts are just supporting characters. Queen joins this list and would easily be there on the top 3.

'Queen' is the coming of age drama of a young girl Rani who is dumped by her fiancée two days before wedding. The twist here is she goes on her honeymoon alone after listening to some practical advice from her grandmother. In Europe, initially she is alone and depressed and wants to run back. She is the fish out of water. But eventually she adapts, makes friends and comes back as a different person.

The best thing I liked abt 'Queen' is that the writers and director avoid the usual stuff. The break up scene is not loud, the crying scenes are not over the top and most Hindi films show foreigners as dumb and stupid which this film avoids.

The writers also beautifully portray Rani's innocence like her first dance in a strip club after she is drunk, her objection to sharing a room with 3 men, the purchase of a sex toy or meeting a striper in Amsterdam and then teaching them some Indian dance steps or her first kiss.

The movie also has some laugh out loud moments...the stand out ones being Lisa Haydon's character Vijaylakshmi speaking to Rani's family on a video chat and her Dad and young brother going crazy for her and the sex toy shop scene.

The script and direction are brilliant but what takes the movie to another level is Kangana Ranaut's performance. She in the character from the minute the movie starts and beautifully transform the character as the movie progresses. Doesn't miss the beat once and I don't see any other actress doing justice to this role. Kangana gives her best performance till date and I hope she gets similar scripts because this movie shows she is the King of acting.

The cast is also great especially Rao who plays the jerk fiancé with such finesse that you hate him from the start of the movie till the end. Haydon is equally good and is the surprise package. The foreigners also do a fabulous job. And the topping is Amit Trivedi's fantastic music.

As I left the theatre..I wondered what would Rani do after returning back to her home and how her life would progress from her ??

We rarely think about the characters in the movie after we have left the theatre...For once...This movie and Kangana's brilliant performance made me think !!

Hats off !!