A video of Kangana Ranaut dancing in celebration of Manikarnika’s success has been shared online by her sister, Rangoli Chandel. Watch it here.

Kangana Ranaut celebrates the success of Manikarnika with her sister and friends.
Kangana Ranaut celebrated the success of her film, Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi, by dancing with her sister. The actor returned to India on Friday, after a quick vacation in Switzerland.

While she was away, a major controversy erupted after the director Krish claimed in multiple interviews that Kangana had mistreated him and had taken away his credit from the film. Krish disputes Kangana’s claims that she has directed 70% of the final film, and has said her contributions are restricted to some patchwork.

Sharing a new Boomerang video, Kangana’s sister and mouthpiece Rangoli Chandel wrote, “Celebrating the great response !! #Manikarnika.” The historical epic, based on the life of Rani Laxmibai of Jhansi, has been positively received by most critics and has made a healthy Rs 64 crore at the domestic box office.

Celebrating the great response !! #Manikarnika ♥️ Thank you @nehaaimage for the lovely flowers & cake 😘 pic.twitter.com/jlPcx0FxP2

— Rangoli Chandel (@Rangoli_A) 1 February 2019

On Friday, Kangana broke her silence on the many accusations that have been made against her by former castmates. Speaking to a reporter at the Mumbai airport, she said that struggling actors should take inspiration from her, a self-made woman. She said that if Krish has a problem with her, he should hire all those who have spoken out against her, including actors Sonu Sood and Mishti Chakraborty, and writer Apurva Asrani, and they should make a film together.

After sharing several screenshots of Manikarnika crew members’ testimonials in his favor, Krish said that Kangana ‘brings gloom and anxiety on the sets whenever she appears’ on set. In response, Kangana said, “It is wrong of Krish to attack me like that. If he is right, then he can go ahead and prove it. Talking to the media won’t help him.”




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The Queen of Jhansi is going strong on Box-Office

Kangana Ranaut's 'Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi' has crossed its first benchmark-- the Rs. 50 crore mark after five days at the box office. The film's total collection has crossed the ₹ 56 crore mark and it could cross ₹ 60 crore mark in its first week only.

The film had a fabulous opening weekend, passing the first Monday test and emerging as a strong runner during its first week. Indian film critic and trade analyst Taran Adarsh took to his Twitter handle to share the box office collection of the film.

Trade analyst Taran Adarsh shared the Box-Office collections on social media and wrote, "#Manikarnika shows solid trending on weekdays... ₹ 60 cr [+/-] total [Week 1] is excellent... #RepublicDay holiday contributed majorly... Fri 8.75 cr, Sat 18.10 cr, Sun 15.70 cr, Mon 5.10 cr, Tue 4.75 cr, Wed 4.50 cr. Total: ₹ 56.90 cr. India biz. #Hindi #Tamil #Telugu.

#Manikarnika shows solid trending on weekdays... ₹ 60 cr [+/-] total [Week 1] is excellent... #RepublicDay holiday contributed majorly... Fri 8.75 cr, Sat 18.10 cr, Sun 15.70 cr, Mon 5.10 cr, Tue 4.75 cr, Wed 4.50 cr. Total: ₹ 56.90 cr. India biz. #Hindi #Tamil #Telugu

— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) 31 January 2019

However, its collection witnessed a dip on Monday and Tuesday as compared to the weekend.

'Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi' is a period drama based on the life and struggles of Rani Laxmi Bai of Jhansi and her war against the British East India Company, during the Indian Rebellion of 1857.



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Kangana Ranaut and Krish completed the film, Manikarnika last year in June but then Krish had to walk out of the project as the director for NTR biopic and Kangana took over the director seat.

Now,  Krish said that even though he handed over his version, in June, Kangana wanted a scene to be changed and even a character to be killed early.

From then, the differences have raised between them and Sonu Sood had to quit the movie, who is playing Sadashiv Rao.

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We just got our hands on a video of @sonu_sood from Manikarnika. Reportedly, this is the scene Kangana Ranaut wanted Krish, the director, to remove from the film. Eventually, Sonu was told this scene wouldn’t make it to the final cut which lead to the actor exiting the period drama. . . . . #SonuSood #Manikarnika #PeriodDrama #Bollywood #bollywoodmovie #KanganaRanaut

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 In the movie, that role is played by Mohammad Zeeshan Ayyub. The movie is settled as a flop and the video of Sonu Sood's scene that Kangana wanted to be deleted and changed from the movie is out, now

You can watch it here. A good scene seems to have been chopped off, to give the big egos of actors a great win!



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After Manikarnika's release, director Krish had come out in the open and challenged Kangana Ranaut for taking away the first credit as the film's director. He claimed that he had shot over 70 percent of the film and he in fact stated that he had carved out "Gold" but what was shown is only "Silver".

Amidst war of words between Krish and Kangana's team, Kangana's sister Rangoli has now shared the screenshots of WhatsApp chat between Kangana and Krish that took place.

Sharing two whatsapp screenshots, Rangoli tagged Krish and asked him to clarify. She wrote, "Here is the proof kangana clearly asked u to come & see the film on 6th December, would u please explain this .... ??"

In response to Rangoli, director Krish too disclosed a whatsapp chat with the film's technician Vicky who had worked with both Krish and Kangana on the film. Now, Krish's screenshots have added more fuel to the ongoing controversy.



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ZEE Entertainment has organized a special screening of its upcoming magnum opus, Manikarnika —The Queen of Jhansi, for President Ram Nath Kovind on Friday at the Rashtrapati Bhavan's Cultural Centre. The screening will also be attended by members of the cast and crew of the film.

Punit Goenka, MD & CEO of ZEE Entertainment Enterprises, said, "Since its inception, ZEE has been at the forefront of showcasing our rich legacy, culture, traditions and above all, our nation's history. It has been our earnest endeavor to present our glorious history to the world. Manikarnika – The Queen of Jhansi is yet another strong step in this direction. We are extremely honored, glad and proud that the President will be watching it before its theatrical release."

"It is an honor and a matter of pride that the First Citizen of India will be watching our work before its release," Shariq Patel, CEO of Zee Studios said. "Rani Lakshmi Bai is a national hero," says actor Kangana Ranaut, who plays the title role, "Our entire team is looking forward to presenting her story of strength and valor to the most important entity of the Republic of India."



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