Ankita Lokhande Says Kangana Ranaut Starrer 'Manikarnika' Is A Dream Debut For Her

Television star Ankita Lokhande, who is remembered as a sweet and understanding girl from the show 'Pavitra Rishta' which used to air a few years back. She is now is all set to make her Bollywood debut in Kangana Ranaut's upcoming film 'Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi'. In the film, Ankita Lokhande plays the role of Jhalkari Bai, who used to disguise as Rani Laxmibai and would fight with the enemies. Talking about the film, Ankita revealed that she considers walking into the silver screen with this particular film as a dream debut for her. 

She said, "I wanted to give my best for my debut film and I think it has turned out to be great. I loved the entire preparation period because I like learning new things. Horse riding is something I wanted to do for the longest time and this film gave me the opportunity to do it. The sword fighting sequences are amazing; I didn’t know that I had this talent in me until I performed it. This film has turned out to be my dream debut”.

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During the course of filming the movie, Ankita had to be on a strict fitness routine. According to sources, she was even injured during the shoot, but still, she kept filming for the stunts in Manikarnika.

Kangana Ranaut's 'Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi' had a twisty start after being hit by controversies just like Sanjay Leela Bhansali's magnum opus 'Padmaavat'. It has been accused of distorting the facts of history. However, what added oil to the fire was the entire episode of Sonu Sood's exit of the film. The actor who was reportedly all set to star the movie with Ranaut reportedly decided to leave it midway.

Moreover, Kangana took up the dual responsibility now of essaying the titular role and that of directing the film, since Radha Krishna Jagarlamudi (also known as Krish), the director of the project had some prior commitments. But no matter what, actress Ankita was always very happy filming with her co-star Ranaut. 

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Produced by Zee Studios and Kamal Jain, 'Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi', is slated to release on January 25, 2019. The teaser of the movie was released on October 2 and has already got a stupendous response from the viewers. 

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