Ankita Lokhande reacts to 'Manikarnika' row, here's what she had to say about co-star Kangana Ranaut

Kangana Ranaut and her new filmManikarnika: Queen Of Jhansi have been trending since its release t only for box office reports but also for controversy surrounding credits for film's primary director. While Kangana's co-director Krish claims that she made extensive changes to film, Ankita Lokhande recently said that she enjoyed being directed by Kangana Ranaut, reported PTI.

"As a director, she was fantastic. It was her debut as a director and she was directing a debutante. So, it was good," PTI quoted her as saying. Ankita Lokhande, who makes her Bollywood debut with biopic, plays role of Jhalkari Bai - Rani Laxmi Bai's chief commander - in film.

"She has been disciplined and very talented at whatever she has done. I wish her all best for everything she does in her life and I just kw one thing, whatever she has done till w, she has made her own mark. I am sure she will make a mark for herself as a director too," Ankita Lokhande added.

Meanwhile, in several interviews, Krish claimed that when he left Manikarnika, most of film was already complete but Kangana made changes even in portions initially filmed under his direction and "did her own thing with Sonu Sooole just to satisfy her ego". "Once I finished, she promised to do some patchwork completely under my guidance. She promised she'd shoot for 4-5 days extra and send me all details of shooting. such thing happened," Krish told PTI in an interview.

After Krish left Manikarnika for NTR biopic, Kangana Ranaut took over as director for remaining bits, following which, she was credited as primary director when film released in atres and even in trailer, ahead of that.

After Krish opened up about his disapproval for distribution of direction credits, Kangana's sister Rangoli Chandel jumped to actress' defence in a tweet, a part of which read: "Chalo man liya you directed whole film. w, please calm down. Still Kangana is leading face of film."