Kangana
Ranaut
recently
announced
the
second
instalment
of
her
directorial
debut
film,
Manikarnika:
The
Queen
of
Jhansi.
The
actress
revealed
that
the
second
instalment
will
kickstart
a
franchise
on
real-life
women
heroes.
The
second
film
in
the
series
has
been
titled
as
Manikarnika
Returns:
The
Legend
of
Didda.
On
the
two-year
anniversary
of
Manikarnika,
Kangana
interacted
with
ETimes
and
opened
up
about
her
plan
for
the
franchise
and
the
sequel.
Ranaut
also
went
on
to
reveal
that
she
wants
to
direct
the
film
despite
her
hectic
schedule
unless
she
gets
someone
better
to
do
the
job.
Talking
about
the
idea
of
donning
the
director's
hat
again,
Ranaut
said,
"I
have
delivered
a
Rs
100
crore
film
as
a
director
with
Manikarnika:
The
Queen
of
Jhansi.
So,
I
will
try
and
keep
myself
as
the
director
unless
I
find
someone
better
than
me
for
this
job."
"Obviously,
I
will
be
more
than
happy
to
just
act
as
an
actor
because
I
have
lots
of
responsibilities
in
terms
of
other
projects
that
Manikarnika
productions
is
going
to
announce.
The
pressure
is
a
lot
but
I
do
believe
that
I
can
do
a
lot.
So,
I'm
looking
for
someone
to
direct
but
if
not
then
I
am
there,
I
will
definitely
do
it," she
added.
Talking
about
Manikarnika
Returns'
filming,
Ranaut
confirmed
the
sequel
will
not
go
on
floors
in
2021.
"This
year
I
will
be
finishing
my
earlier
commitments
and
then
I
will
start
the
pre-production
of
Aparajita
Ayodhya
in
July.
It
is
dependent
on
the
seasons,
so
we
have
to
shoot
accordingly.
I
can
simultaneously
do
pre-production
of
two
projects
and
roll
with
two
films
in
2022.
This
is
the
plan
right
now
but
let's
see
how
things
go,
it
is
a
creative
process,"
Kangana
added.
The
actress
is
currently
shooting
for
Dhaakad
with
Arjun
Rampal
and
has
already
released
several
first
look
posters
of
the
film.
She
will
also
be
seen
in
Tejas,
and
Thalaivi.