EXCLUSIVE - Despite injury, Kangana Ranaut resumes shooting for Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi

Contrary to reports, Kangana Ranaut resumed shooting for Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi yesterday.

By Aishwarya V

Updated on Jul 28, 2017 | 01:08 AM IST | 2.9M

We earlier reported that Kangana Ranaut suffered a major injury on the sets of her upcoming period drama Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi. Kangana, who is shooting for the movie in Hyderabad's Ramoji Filmcity, suffered a deep cut on her forehead during a sword fight scene with her co-star Nihar Pandya.

Last time when we spoke to Kangana about the injury, she had said, "I am a bit embarrassed to be thrilled to have a battle scar on my face. Also, people from my team have been telling me that it's like that Peshwa teeka that Manikarnika wore. It's a bit dramatic but I am excited that my face was covered in blood and I got a genuine and authentic glimpse of the Queen's life."

Now, a journalist reported that post the accident, Kangana hasn't started shooting for the film as per the schedule. Reportedly, Kangana was supposed to resume the shoot on Saturday.

But, now a source from the sets of Manikarnika has informed us that she reported on the sets yesterday, despite the injury. The source further added, "Yes, the swelling is there and the director Krish thought we had to avoid close ups but they could film a lot of wide and mid close-up shots as we are into the climax battle. Kangana did a couple of riding shots yesterday. We are shooting the battle sequences with more than 500 soldiers."

The source concluded by saying, "The shoot is going on in full swing and the whole team is quite gung-ho about it."

Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi also stars Aankita Lokhaande and Atul Kulkarni in pivotal roles and is slated to release on April 27, 2018.