Kangana Ranaut Teams Up With Manikarnika Writer Vijayendra, Will Direct A Film On Her Life

Kangana Ranaut, who formally turned director along with her latest release, Manikarnika, has already declared her next directorial venture: She plans to bring her own life story to the big screen as and insists the project won’t be a “propaganda”.

With a script fenced in by Baahubali writer kV Vijayendra, who additionally wrote Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi, the film is about to travel on floors by the end of this year. According to the actor, Vijayendra “urged” Kangana Ranaut, around twelve weeks ago, to let him write a movie supported her life. “I was nervous and wary initially, but then, given his stature and the fact that I trust him implicitly, I gave Vijayendra sir the go-ahead on the project,” Kangana said the film will focus in numerous aspects of her life however wouldn't name people that have had variations along with her within the past.

“How am I able to show my journey without folks, I can’t be walking alone. But we will not be taking any names. The idea is to protect me and my life with all its highs and lows. In the end, it is the story of an achiever, a girl from the mountains who came into Bollywood without any connections in the industry or even a godfather, and went on to carve a niche for herself against all odds,” Kangana Ranaut added.

“I’m emboldened by the love of the people around me, who have never judged me however accepted me for who I am,” she added. “My own story is the subject of my next directorial. however it's not an info film with characters who are starkly black and white, rather it's a sincere, devout account of my journey to this point with lots of lighter moments,” Kangana said in a statement.

Recently, Actress-turned-filmmaker Kangana Ranaut, who is currently riding high on the success of her latest release “Manikarnika – The Queen of Jhansi”, says the Hindi film industry has called for trouble by ganging up against her. Kangana in an interview earlier had criticized celebrities for not turning up for the screening of “Manikarnika…”, but contacting her for the screenings of their films. “Earlier, I used to stand up against sexism, pay disparity and nepotism in Bollywood but now, I will expose everybody. One thing is for sure that they have called for trouble by ganging up against me,” she said.

Asked if her “Manikarnika…” would have got more benefit if her colleagues from Bollywood would have promoted the film, Kangana said: “I don’t think promotions of my film by other actors will benefit my film. I have already won three national awards and at the age of 31, I have become a filmmaker so who are they to promote me? If they get successful in promoting themselves then, it will be a huge thing for them.” The “Queen” actress strongly believes that the industry is ganging up against her as she spoke about nepotism in the Hindi film industry.

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