Kangana
Ranaut
debuted
as
a
director
with
Manikarnika:
The
Queen
Of
Jhansi,
but
her
debut
was
marred
by
controversy.
South
Indian
director
Krish
was
directing
the
movie
earlier,
but
due
to
creative
differences
with
Kangana,
he
stepped
down
while
the
film
was
still
on
floors.
He
was
not
given
any
credits
as
director,
and
the
incident
turned
into
a
full
blown
public
spat
between
Krish
and
Kangana,
with
the
latter
taking
over
as
director.
Kangana
says
that
she
was
surprised
with
the
kind
of
reaction
she
got
from
people
for
her
move,
which
she
thinks
was
admirable.
According
to
IANS,
Kangana
addressed
her
taking
over
as
Manikarnika
director
and
said,
"There
was
no
'panga'.
The
director
left
the
film
(and)
I
completed
it.
It
was
just
that.
If
I
helped
my
producer
(and)
studio,
toh
us
cheez
ke
liye
mera
sammaan
hona
chahiye
(I
should
be
revered
for
that).
People
should
see
I
am
so
responsible.
I
got
many
brickbats
and
I
am
shocked."
She
continued,
"I
think
being
an
actor
on
set
is
the
most
privileged
job.
(Being)
a
director,
I
am
sorry
to
say,
and
even
Ashwiny
will
agree
with
me,
is
not
as
valued
as
it
should
be.
Filmmakers
in
our
country,
unlike
America,
are
literally
de-valued.
This
industry
is
of
the
actors." Kangana
will
next
be
seen
in
Ashwiny
Iyer
Tiwari's
Panga,
which
is
scheduled
for
release
on
January
24,
2020.
Recently,
Kangana
took
her
desire
to
venture
into
filmmaking
seriously
and
inaugurated
her
own
production
company
named
'Manikarnika
Films'.
Regarding
this,
she
said
that
there
is
a
part
of
her
that
wants
to
pursue
her
filmmaking
ambitions,
but
it
is
a
privilege
to
be
on
set
as
an
actor,
especially
if
the
director
is
sorted.