Bollywood actor Kangana Ranaut remembered Rani Lakshmi Bai on her death anniversary. She took to Instagram and shared a clip from her film Manikarnika: Queen of Jhansi, wherein she played the titular role.
Kangana wrote on the clip, “On this day when Rani Laxmi Bai made supreme self-sacrifice. Remembering her iconic roar which shook British empire – ‘Main apni Jhansi nahin dungi.'”
MaManikarnika: Queen of Jhansi was released in 2019. Directed by Kangana herself, the film also starred Ankita Lokhande, Jisshu Sengupta, Atul Kulkarni, Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub in pivotal roles.
Rani Laxmi Bai, popularly known as Queen of Jhansi, was instrumental during India’s first war of independence. She died in battle on June 18, 1858.
Actress Urmila Matondkar also paid her respects to Rani Laxmi Bai. “Courage, Honor, Integrity, Bravery, Loyalty, Love and Pride for the land looked like this,” she tweeted.
Meanwhile, on the professional front, Kangana who recently recovered from novel coronavirus is awaiting the release of her multilingual biographical film “Thalaivi”. The film based on the life of former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa was directed by Vijay and written by KV Vijayendra Prasad.
The actress will also be seen in movies “Tejas” and actioner “Dhaakad”, while “Manikarnika Returns: The Legend Of Didda” and a film on former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi are in the pipeline.
