'I
Had
Shot
Some
Beautiful
Scenes
But
Nothing
Has
Been
Retained'
Mishti
told
Spotboye,
"More
often
than
not,
every
actor's
scenes
are
edited,
it's
never
that
everything
of
everybody
is
retained.
But
as
an
actor,
I
need
to
know
what
I
am
doing
in
the
film.
I
remember
refusing
Manikarnika
on
my
first
meeting
with
Kamal
Jain
(producer).
I
was
very
hesitant
but
Kamal
Jain
told
me
that
it's
a
great
role
and
my
character
would
be
very
important
in
Rani
Laxmibai's
character
(played
by
Ranaut).
He
promised
me
that
I
would
have
a
lot
of
promising
scenes.
I
got
convinced,
largely
due
to
Krish
who
was
directing
the
film.
I
know
Krish's
body
of
work
and
I
had
been
wanting
to
work
with
him
since
a
long
time.
Aur
end
mein,
director
bhi
nahin
raha,
role
bhi
nahi
raha
(laughs).
I
had
shot
some
beautiful
scenes
but
nothing
has
been
retained.
I
really
didn't
want
to
be
an
insignificant
part
of
a
significant
film.
I
may
not
have
a
strong
presence
in
Bollywood
but
I
am
doing
some
very
good
work
in
films
of
other
languages."
'I
Would
Have
Probably
Not
Done
Manikarnika
If
I
Knew
Kangana
Would
Direct'
"I
am
not
very
well-connected
in
the
industry.
I
really
don't
know
what
happened.
I
did
speak
to
Krish
after
he
gave
you
an
interview,
though.
I
learnt
that
Kangana
had
become
the
decision-maker.
But
don't
I
have
a
choice
of
whom
to
work
with
and
whom
to
not
work
with?
If
I
was
told
from
the
beginning
that
Kangana
will
be
the
director,
I
would've
probably
not
done
Manikarnika."
'Kangana
Could
Have
Been
A
Great
Director'
"She
could
have
been
a
great
director.
But
now,
listen.
Actors
are
known
to
be
self-obsessed.
But
if
I
am
directing
a
film,
I
would
think
of
myself
as
an
actor
wouldn't
I?
That's
natural
and
I
am
not
blaming
her
for
that.
It's
just
that
I
wish
that
I
had
been
informed
about
what
all
was
happening.
She
has
made
a
great
movie
and
acted
well."
'Kangana
Told
Me,
"You
Are
Like
My
Sister'
"I
had
allotted
dates
to
a
film
down
South,
when
Kangana
came
to
me
and
told
me:
You
are
like
a
sister
to
me
in
the
film,
my
best
friend.
You
can
chose
to
not
give
me
dates
but
it's
an
actor's
loss
on
your
side".
Pray,
what
does
that
mean?
And
you
know
what!
Kamal
Jain
called
me
to
say
that
he
had
decided
to
increase
my
role
in
the
film."
'I
Cannot
Be
Happy
With
Two
Close-Ups
&
A
Song'
"Later
when
I
saw
the
film,
I
was
shocked.
I
came
to
the
conclusion
that
they
needed
extra
dates
from
me
to
shoot
insignificant
scenes
and
they
can
chop
the
important
scenes
they
had
shot
with
me
earlier,
and
match
it
up
accordingly.
It
was
like
they
needed
my
dates
for
patchwork.
I
am
an
actor.
I
don't
want
my
clothes
and
shoes
to
be
talked
about.
I
cannot
be
happy
with
two
close-ups
and
a
song.
I
want
my
acting
to
be
talked
about.
Lekin
yahan
toh,
not
just
my
acting
scenes
but
even
my
fighting
scenes
were
chopped."
Does
She
Regret
Being
A
Part
Of
Manikarnika?
To
this
Mishti
said,
"I
can't
say
it
was
a
mistake.
The
film
was
about
a
great
leader,
Rani
Laxmibai.
But
haan,
I
deserved
much
better
in
Manikarnika
as
an
actor.
This
film
is
from
history.
Every
hero
or
heroine
from
history
has
other
unsung
heroes
or
heroines
around
him/her.
You
need
to
tell
their
story
too,
their
interactions
with
the
protagonist.
Moreover,
if
you're
showing
history,
you
need
to
sketch
other
characters
clear.
Okay,
consider
the
scene
where
Manikarnika
is
giving
me
her
child.
Why
is
she
giving
me
her
child
if
I
have
not
been
established
as
an
important
person
in
the
film,
there's
no
bonding
shown
between
the
two
of
us?
Mujhe
kyun
bachcha
de
rahio,
kisi
maid
ko
de
doh,
it
just
wasn't
justified.
Still,
I
will
not
take
away
the
fact
that
there
are
brilliant
moments
in
the
film
and
there
are
no
two
opinions
about
that."
'You
Cannot
Be
Obsessed
On
Only
One
Character
If
You
Claim
To
Be
A
Director'
An
actor
can
be
obsessed
with
him/herself.
I
think
it
is
in
fact
necessary
for
an
actor
to
be
obsessed
so
that
he
tries
to
outdo
others.
But
a
director?
If
you
claim
to
be
a
director,
you
certainly
cannot
be
obsessed
and
concentrate
on
only
one
character,
you
have
to
be
unbiased."
'Kangana
Just
Did
The
Patchwork
&
The
Chopping
Part'
Mishti
further
revealed,
"According
to
me,
Kangana
did
just
the
patchwork
and
the
chopping
part.Patchwork
and
the
editing
part
(laughs).
But
I
can't
be
sure
on
that
as
I
was
not
there
in
all
the
scenes.
But
I
still
know
for
a
fact
that
Krish
had
shot
a
major
part
of
the
movie.
Aur
haan,
I
was
not
even
informed
that
Kangana
will
start
directing
and
Krrish
won't
any
further.
I
came
to
know
it
from
outside.
I
spoke
to
Jain
about
it
and
he
took
it
very
funnily,
saying,
"Kya
aapko
koi
problem
hai?"
Now
if
you
change
the
director
midway,
agar
actor
ko
problem
nahin
hoga
to
kisko
hoga?"