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Kangana Ranaut calls Rani Lakshmibai a visionary

Kangana Ranaut Shares Anecdotes from Manikarnikas Life on her Birth Anniversary, calls her a visionary...



Today marks the 190th birth anniversary of the fearless freedom fighter Rani Laxmi Bai. And actress Kangana Ranaut will be seen playing her on the celluloid soon. Remembering her stories of courage, Kangana says, "There are many stories of her bravery which are quite popular like how she jumped off a 100 feet wall onto a horse but I think the most endearing one is her wedding story. She was quite a misfit on her wedding day with Gangadhar Rao, he was coughing and she was barely 15 or 16 and she tried to Comfort him in her own way by slapping hard on his back by which he was taken aback and laughed. This is a very famous story where whole crowd burst into laughter. She was quite a misfit being a queen as she was more of a tomboy and less like a sophisticated girl of those times and that led to a lot of  adorable instances in her early years."

On being asked what was the effect of Rani Lakshmibai's story on her personality , Kangana Recounted "I've grown up listening to Rani Laxmi Bai's legend and folk lore like all of us but at the same time I did not know the intensity of her life. Her youth had gone in battling the enemy and preparing the regular people to become warriors. What was unknown about her life is that she fought for many things that are acceptable today like adoption and women empowerment. She was completely against untouchability  and she neither believed in caste system. She was a Brahmin who fought like Kshatriyas . She fought against  Bargad Pratha, Parda system, caste system and untouchability. She fought for all these things relentlessly and conquered all those. She was a visionary and I value the freedom that we have because of her a lot more."


On Being asked How would she pay tribute to the Warrior Queen, Kangana Replied "When Akhand Bharat was agreed upon, she really believed in new age India and fought for it. I think the best way to give her tribute is to value what we have today and to make Bharat a glorious country and World  power.  she was a true patriot who wanted her country to be a glorious one. I think to pursue her dream would be the best way to give her a tribute."

The movie which is mounted on a really large scale sees a team of national awardees come together for a film. Right from Kangana Ranaut to Shankar Ehsaan Loy who are giving the music of the film, to Prasoon Joshi - it's a dream team that has come together. Not just that, Hollywood action choreographer Nick Powell has designed all the stunts in the film.

Manikarnika : The Queen of Jhansi releases on 25th January 2019

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