Kangana Ranaut is all guns blazing as she slays the British in the trailer of Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi. Directed by Radha Krishna Kagarlamudi (also known as Krish) and Ranaut, the film revolves around Rani Laxmibai of Jhansi (Ranaut) and her participation in the 1857 revolt against British rule. The film is set for January 25, 2019, release in 2D and IMAX versions in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu. The trailer shows that Laxmibai was the chosen one to protect Jhansi long before she was crowned queen.
While the British spew threats in bad Hindi, Laxmibai suits up to “bring alive Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj’s dreams of swaraj”. Jisshu Sengupta plays Jhansi ruler Gangadhar Rao, while television actress Ankita Lokhande makes her Hindi film debut as Jhalkari Bai who served alongside Rani Laxmibai.
Manikarnika has been produced by Zee Studios and Kamal Jain. The supporting cast includes Suresh Oberoi as the Maratha empire’s last Peshwa Bajirao II, Danny Denzongpa as Ghulam Ghaus Khan, and Atul Kulkarni, Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub and Kulbushan Kharbanda in other roles. Baahubali writer KV Vijayendra Prasad is credited with the story and screenplay. Prasoon Joshi has written the dialogue and lyrics for the songs. Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy is the composers.
