The legendary Rani Laxmi Bai will be played on screen by Queen of Bollywood Kangana Ranaut in her upcoming movie Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi. K.V Vijayendra Prasad, who is famous for his screenplay in movies like Baahubali and Bajrangi Bhaijaan is writing for the same too.
On comparisons between Manikarnika and Baahubali, Kangana said, "I recently saw Baahubali 2 and when I met Vijayendra Sir, I touched his feet. Because I think in terms of stories, screenplay, he is just such a legend in screenwriting. I told him how fortunate I am to work with him and he said Manikarnika is no less than Baahubali. That was a great moment for me and that’s how he sees her. The appeal is going to be equally exciting. We are going to have an amazing story, drama and action. The difference is that this has happened for real, these people existed. I think that’s why it will have more of a connect and in fact, that’s why we are keeping it authentic."
On co-writing Manikarnika, Kangana stated, "Not this film. It’s a different genre of screenwriting and as we all know, Vijayendra Sir is the Baahubali of screenwriting. I would love to be in that league — where Prasoon Sir and Vijayendra Sir are in. But that is a few decades away (laughs)."
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