I'm
Fascinated
That
Rani
Lakshmi
Bai
Used
Swords
Against
The
Rifles,
Says
Kangana
Ranaut
"Rifles
were
new
for
people
at
that
time,
and
only
a
few
used
them.
While
the
British
army
used
Enfield
rifles,
Rani
Lakshmi
Bai
preferred
swords.
I
was
fascinated
with
those
150-year-old
authentic
weapons
we
used
in
the
film," she
said
to
the
Indian
Express.
I
Wear
A
Shield
Of
5
Kg!
"The
action
sequences
were
quite
intense
but
that
did
not
deter
anyone
from
giving
their
best.
The
shield
I
used
weighed
around
5
kgs," she
said.
We
Could
Shoot
Only
2
Shots
A
Day
"The
entire
team
started
getting
ready
at
3
AM,
set
up
would
take
6-7
hours
so
we
would
shoot
only
about
1
or
2
shots
a
day."
Kangana
Ranaut
Used
Real
Weapons
From
1857
Also,
Kangana
Ranaut
used
two
types
of
real
weapons
that
were
reportedly
used
in
the
year
1857
which
are
caplock
pistols
(one
shot
pistols)
and
cavalry
brown
bess
(muzzle
loading
rifles).
Over
1000
Fighters
Were
Auditioned
For
The
Film
It
is
reported
that
the
film-makers
auditioned
over
1000
fighters
for
the
movie
and
trained
them
in
warfare.
Even
the
horses
were
trained
for
the
action
sequences.
Manikarnika:
The
Queen
Of
Jhansi
Kangana
Ranaut
starrer
Manikarnika:
The
Queen
Of
Jhansi
is
scheduled
to
hit
the
theatres
on
January
25,
2018.
Reports
state
that
there
might
be
a
delay
in
release
as
the
film
has
not
been
completed
yet
and
they're
re-shooting
several
scenes,
which
proved
to
be
costly
and
time
consuming.