Kangana Ranaut: Rani Laxmi Bai was a rebel for cause, I’m the badass

Kangana Ranaut, who will be next seen playing Rani Laxmi Bai in the biopic titled Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi, unveiled a 20-feet poster yesterday marking the beginning of the film. K. V. Vijayendra Prasad, who has written the screenplay of 'Manikarnika', spoke about Kangana's role in the film.

Calling her the perfect choice for the role, Vijayendra said, "he's a queen by nature. She's independent. She's the perfect fit. We can't pick anyone else." Adding further to the conversation, Prasoon Joshi, who has written the dialogues of the film added, "I consider Kangana Ranaut the most versatile actress we have today. She can do any role in my mind. But having said that this is the role in my humble opinion, which comes closest to what she is. She has a streak of a rebel."

To this Kangana said, "Of course I agree. I agree that I am rebellious. But, she (Rani of Jhansi) was a rebel with a cause. (laughs) That makes her a hero. I rebel because my instincts won't make you a hero so that makes me a badass. She's the hero, I'm the badass."

During the interaction, Kangana was asked what would she title her biopic. "I personally feel I have a long way to go. I feel that I still haven't got into the field that I actually feel very passionate about, which is filmmaking. So, I as an individual feel that I will be known as a filmmaker, not as an actor. So I still have to get into that. So I haven't started what I actually passionately feel about. So then I will choose a name," said Kangana before signing off.