Filmmaker Ketan Mehta has reportedly sent a legal notice to 'Queen' Kangana Ranaut for conniving with producer Kamal Jain and others to try and hijack his most ambitious project yet, 'Rani of Jhansi - The Warrior Queen'.
Mehta said he had approached Kangana to play the role of Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi in his film in June 2015. She had publicly committed to the movie, but later announced another film titled 'Manikarnika- the Queen of Jhansi' with another producer and director. When called to confirm, Mehta said, “Yes, it is true. We have sent a notice to Kangana as I think there is an attempt of hijacking a film. I had approached her in June 2015 regarding this project and she had readily agreed to do it and enough statements have been made by her showing the commitment about the project.”
Mehta said his lawyer will take up the matter further with the actress. “This is for the lawyer to work it out. We have put 10 years of our life in this project as it's a great project for the world, not just India.” The news of Mehta's notice came soon after writer Apurva Asrani expressed dissatisfaction over how Kangana took additional credit for the story in the upcoming film 'Simran'.
