Kangana Ranaut will be seen playing the role of Rani Laxmibai in Manikarnika - The Queen of Jhansi. The film is set for a Republic Day release in 2019. Directed by Krish and produced by Zee Studios in association with Kamal Jain and Nishant Pitti, the film also features Ankita Lokhande, Atul Kulkarni, Vaibhav Tatwawaadi, Danny Denzongappa, Suresh Oberoi and Jisshu Sengupta in key roles.
The trailer is slated to release on 18 December.
The teaser showed Kangana fight like a lady, on the field, as she tackles soldiers from the British army attempting to invade her kingdom. The feisty queen sits on her throne with her child in her lap with equal élan. Kangana’s blood-smeared face as the battling queen of Jhansi in the teaser unveiled earlier this year had people going into a tizzy, with memes, also comparing her expression to that of Lord Voldemort’s.