Ankita
Lokhande
is
all
set
to
make
her
debut
in
Bollywood
with
Manikarnika,
which
will
release
in
just
a
few
days.
Manikarnika
is
a
movie
based
on
the
life
of
warrior
queen
Jhansi
Laxmibai,
when
she
rebelled
against
the
British
Empire.
Ankita
will
be
essaying
the
role
of
Jhalkari
Bai,
a
trusted
aide
of
Laxmibai
(played
by
Kangana
Ranaut),
who
used
to
disguise
herself
as
the
queen
and
go
into
battles.
Ankita
had
to
pick
up
many
skills
to
effectively
portray
the
character
on
screen,
and
one
of
the
skills
she
mastered
was
sword
fighting.
Ankita
took
to
her
Instgram
to
share
a
video
of
her
sword
fighting
skills
on
display,
and
we
must
say,
it
is
impressive.
Check
it
out!
TV
actress
turned
soon
to
be
Bollywood
actress,
Ankita
Lokhande
posted
a
video
of
her
sword
fighting
skills
on
display.
Ankita
ha
to
pick
up
the
skill
for
her
role
in
Manikarnika.
Dressed
in
an
orange
kurta,
black
leggings
and
sporting
a
pair
of
snazzy
sunglasses,
Ankita
looks
like
a
cool
urban
warrior
as
she
battles
it
out
with
a
man
who
seems
to
be
her
trainer.
Check
out
the
video
below!
Posting
this
video,
Ankita
captioned
it,
"And
the
war
begins!!#5daystogo
#jhalkaribai#manikarnikaon25thjan2019@manikarnikafilm
#swordfightingskills"
(sic).
Manikarnika
is
set
to
have
a
Republic
Day
release
on
January
25th,
2019.
What
better
day
to
pay
a
tribute
to
India's
most
famous
warrior
queen.
Talking
about
the
similarities
between
herself
and
her
character
Jhalkari
Bai,
Ankita
had
told
Mumbai
Mirror
in
an
interview,
"There
are
some
similarities
between
us.
The
moment
I
heard
about
Jhalkari
Bai,
I
fell
in
love
with
her.
She
was
a
brave
woman
and
so
am
I.
In
fact,
I
think
every
woman
is
brave.
Jhalkari
was
never
scared
to
take
a
stand
and
I
too
take
my
own
decisions.
For
me,
there
is
no
grey.
It's
either
black
or
white."