VARANASI: Actress Kangana Ranaut, who was here to launch the poster and announce the release date of her upcoming film "Manikarnika: The Queen Of Jhansi", agrees that she's rebellious.
"I agree that I am rebellious but she (Rani Laxmi Bai) was a rebel with a cause that makes her a hero...I rebel because my instincts want me too. So that makes me a badass. She's a hero," Kangana said.
Asked by IANS if making historicals have become a trend in Bollywood, Kangana told reporters: "Well it's working. Look at Baahubali, it has broken all the records and that's what people want to see but to be honest 'Manikarnika - The Queen Of Jhansi' is not like a project ..."
Kangana, who will be seen playing Rani Laxmi Bai in the film, directed by Krish, says a film should indeed be made on the warrior queen. "She is from our country. If she was from some other country how they would celebrate her spirit. So we as a nation need to give her her due," she said.
Asked if this film would be the climax of her acting career, she said: "There are projects and then there are films that sort of fulfil something within you. When I was 15 and left home, I didn't know when I would feel that I have arrived or achieved something. And that's not exactly what I felt when I started working on 'Jhansi Ki Rani'...just felt like everything made sense, you know."
Kangana said her life has come full circle. "Before this no amount of failure or success could make me feel like an achiever and now I feel I just don't want to waste," she said.
Talking about having a biopic on her life, Kangana said: "I personally feel I have a long way to go...I still feel I haven't got into the field that I actually feel very passionate about, which is filmmaking."
Kangana feels that she will be known better as a filmmaker than an actor.