Kangana Ranaut has taken a “tough call” as she walked out of Anurag Basu’s Imali because of her hectic work schedule, a leading daily reports. The 32-year-old actress said that Imali was supposed to begin filming in November but since she was occupied with Manikarnika: The Queen Of Jhansi, Kangana couldn’t begin filming with Anurag.
“Last year, when I announced Panga and Imali together, Anurag Basu’s film was supposed to go on floors in November 2018. But I had to direct and reshoot Manikarnika: The Queen Of Jhansi. So, I had to push Imali. I was also meaning to be a director for a while, so I couldn’t have said no to this. Meanwhile, Panga had already started and I couldn’t not do that,” Kangana told the daily.
At the moment, Kangana is busy with her own film as well as the biopic on Jayalalithaa. She has been directed by Anurag Basu on her debut film Gangster. “Anurag and I have spoken about it. I feel extremely bad because Imali was giving me an opportunity to work with my mentor again, but I’m on the verge of announcing my own film in a few weeks from now. That has taken a lot of my time and I have conveyed it to Anurag, who understood my situation,” Kangana added.
Furthermore, Kangana also said that she intends to work with Anurag at some point but is busy with her directorial venture currently. “We will work together at some point. Imali is a beautiful love story and we can do that later. But right now, my focus is on my next directorial venture because I’ve just delivered an Rs 100-crore film and it’s the right time for me,” she added.
Kangana Ranaut was last seen in Manikarnika: The Queen Of Jhansi.
Source: DNA
