Ketan Mehta criticises Kangana Ranaut's Manikarnika as 'jingoistic,' asserts his version of the movie was more balanced

In 2016, Ketan Mehta announced a film on Rani Lakshmibai, with Kangana Ranaut in the lead. But later, Kangana went on to develop the script and made Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi.