Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi has been surrounded by a lot of controversies of late. Producer Kamal Jain has now cleared the air and put an end to all speculations, saying that Kangana Ranaut, cast in the principal role in the film, was approached for additional dates after the makers realised that a few more scenes were required.

“After the last schedule was over, we saw the lineup of the film and decided that apart from the patchwork, we also needed a few additional scenes. Once the scenes were written, we approached Kangana for additional dates. But Krish had moved on to his next project by then. Given how driven and creatively involved Kangana Ranaut has been on this project since its inception, we realised she would be the best person to take over the mantle,” Kamal said.

"Hence, there is no hijacking of the project, whatever decisions are being taken are with the full support of the producer and the studio. The additional shoot of the film is presently underway at ND Studios at Karjat, near Mumbai. We have an aggressive production schedule ahead of us since we are committed to release the film on January 25, 2019,” he added.

He even took this opportunity to clear the air about Sonu Sood‘s exit from the film. “While we managed to get matching dates from Danny Denzongpa, Jisshu Sengupta, Ankita Lokhande and others, we got stuck on Sonu’s combination dates and continuity look as he has grown a beard for Simmba. Hence, we had to let him go, Zeeshan Ayub now plays the character of Sadashiv,” he said.

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The patchwork of Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi is continuing smoothly.  Nick Powell is also on set designing action shots to complement what has already been shot earlier.

All in all, we are in for a treat on January 25, 2019 in the form of Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi.