The latest song from Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi, “Bharat”, is a patriotic number aimed at inspiring desh bhakti.
Penned by Prasoon Joshi and sung by Shankar Mahadevan, the soulful number is shot around Manikarnika’s introduction to patriotism by her father.
Check out the song here:
Kangana Ranaut, who plays Manikarnika in the film, launched the song in Delhi with a ceremonial lamp-lighting. The film also stars Ankita Lokhande, Jisshu Sengupta, Atul Kulkarni and Danny Denzongpa in important roles. The film has been helmed by Radha Krishna Jagarlamudi (Krish) and Kangana.
Check out the pictures:
- 01/06Kangana Ranaut greets the audience. (Photo: Yogen Shah)
- 02/06A moment from the lamp-lighting. (Photo: Yogen Shah)
- 03/06Ankita Lokhande at the song launch. (Photo: Yogen Shah)
- 04/06Ankita and Kangana catch up. (Photo: Yogen Shah)
- 05/06Kangana with Prasoon Joshi. (Photo: Yogen Shah)
- 06/06A glimpse of the venue. (Photo: Yogen Shah)
Manikarnika brings to life the story of the legendary Lakshmibai who transformed from a young queen to a warrior mother who took on the British on the battle field to save her kingdom. Kangana has chanelled royalty and fierceness in equal doses in her portraiture of the queen.
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