Jhansi rani lakshmi bai costume

Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi, starring Kangana Ranaut as the eponymous lead, is set to hit the screens this Friday. Looking at the trailer, we can surely expect glorious sets, gory battles, a lot of bone-chilling moments, accompanied with Ranaut's legendary acting chops. A lot is riding on this film for the actress, not only because this film could prove to break the string of flops she has delivered lately (Simran and Rangoon) but also because this is first time Kangana is co-directing a film. Talking about the movie itself, from the trailer it looks like it will focus on Manikarnika's life from her childhood till her death in the battle near Kotah-Ki-Serai in Gwalior. As it is with all historical period dramas, this film has already begun facing flack from some political outfits in the country. Kangana, being the absolute badass that she is in IRL, has shown in true Jhansi Ki Rani fashion that she will not be subdued. But for those of you who are curious about the legend of this brave woman that lives on even a century after she passed, we are here to tell you the real story of Manikarnika or as she is better known, Rani Laxmibai. Who was Manikarnika? On November 1835, Manikarnika was born to a Marathi Karhade Brahim, Moropant Tambe and his wife Bhagirathi Sapre, in Varanasi. Her father worked in the court of the Peshwa of Bithoor, which is why Manikarnika spent most of her childhood in a palace. When she turned four, tragedy struck the Tambe family, as Bhagirathi Sa...