Khoob Ladi Mardaani – Jhansi Ki Rani Explained

Alt Name:	Jhansi Ki Rani
Genre:	Historical Fiction Drama
Based On:	Rani of Jhansi
Creator:	Abhimanyu Singh
Developer:	Abhimanyu Singh
Story:	Manikya Raju Faizal Akhtar Roshni Suvrna Dialogues- Jyoti Jha
Screenplay:	Faizal Akhtar
Starring:	Anushka Sen Vikkas Manaktala
Country:	India
Language:	Hindi
Num Seasons:	1
Num Episodes:	110
Producer:	Abhimanyu Singh Roopali Singh
Camera:	Multi-camera
Runtime:	22–30 minutes
Company:	Contiloe Entertainment
Network:	Colors TV
Related:	Jhansi Ki Rani (2009 TV series)

Khoob Ladi Mardaani – Jhansi Ki Rani (The Queen of Jhansi) is an Indian historical drama television series based on the life of warrior queen Lakshmi Bai, the Rani of Jhansi.^[1] The show, starring Anushka Sen^[2] went to air on Colors TV on 11 February 2019.^[3] Due to low TRPs, the show ended on 12 July 2019 completing 110 episodes.^[4] It was replaced by Bahu Begum.^[5]

Plot

The show depicts the life of Manikarnika, a female warrior who becomes Rani Lakshmi Bai. The story begins with Manikarnika stealing the British flag and unfurling the flag of their nation. This angers the British and they search for the person who burnt their flag. As part of her journey, Manu marries King Gangadhar Rao of Jhansi, taking a position giving her the power to fight for independence for Jhansi as well as the rest of India. She becomes the Queen of Jhansi, one of the most abundant kingdoms, but not yet free from British rule. She fights both traitors to Jhansi and British rule despite the restrictions of traditional roles for women.

Cast

Main

• Anushka Sen as Manikarnika Rao or Manu Tambe/Rani Lakshmi Bai / Jhansi Ki Rani
• Vikkas Manaktala as Raja Gangadhar Rao; Rani Lakshmi Bai's husband; King of Jhansi

Recurring

• Anuja Sathe as Rani Janki Bai, Gangadhar's sister-in-law
• Jason Shah as Captain Ross
• Aishwarya Raj Bhakuni as Ramabai, Gangadhar's first wife
• Rajesh Shringarpure as Morapant Tambe, Manu's father
• Anshul Trivedi as Tantia Tope
• Ryan Larson as Captain Robb, Ross' brother
• Mak Mukesh Tripathi as Shiva Krantikari
• Ankur Nayyar as Gangadas
• Dolly Sohi as Sakubai, Gangadhar's eldest sister-in-law
• Himanshu Bamzai as Raghunath Rao
• Vijay Kashyap as Baji Rao II
• Piyali Munshi as Lachcho Bai, Gangadhar's younger sister-in-law
• Gaurav Vasudev as Captain Smith
• Naveen Pandita as Ali Bahadur
• Andy Von Eich as British Officer Masion
• Namit Shah as Nana Sahib
• Jagriti Sethia As Kaashi
• Athar Siddiqui as Veerbhadra
• Naren Kumar as Madanpal
• Nadeem Ahmad Khan as Britisher
• Chandan K Anand as Ghaus Khan
• Trupti Mishra as Manjari

Production

Development

In 2019, the production house Contiole Entertainment rebooted their 2009 Zee TV series Jhansi Ki Rani for Colors TV.^{[6] [7]}

In January 2019, a massive fire broke out on the sets at Aamgaon where initial sequences were shot.^[8]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Colors to premiere TV show on Lakshmibai titled Khoob Ladi Mardaani — Jhansi Ki Rani. firstpost.com. 9 January 2019 .
2. Web site: to play Manikarnika on TV. newindianexpress.com. 19 January 2019. 20 October 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191020172536/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/hindi/2019/jan/09/anushka-sen-to-play-manikarnika-on-tv-1922790.html. dead.
3. Web site: Manikarnika now heads to TV. indiatimes.com.
4. Web site: Jhansi Ki Rani on Colors to go off air in July. Rajesh. Author: Srividya. 11 June 2019. IWMBuzz. en-US. 16 June 2019.
5. Web site: Jhansi Ki Rani to go off air on this date?. Team. Tellychakkar. Tellychakkar.com. en. 16 June 2019.
6. Web site: 27 December 2018. Contiloe Pictures to reboot their historical series Jhansi Ki Rani for Colors. Eastern Eye.
7. Web site: 11 February 2019. Anushka Sen: Khoob Ladee Mardani…Jhansi Ki Rani is very different from Manikarnika. The Indian Express.
8. News: 22 January 2019. Fire breaks out on the set of 'Jhansi Ki Rani'. The Times of India.