Kangana
Ranaut
is
controversy's
favourite
child.
Recently,
the
actress
announced
a
new
film
titled
Manikarnika
Returns:
The
Legend
Of
Didda,
based
on
queen
Didda
who
was
also
known
as
the
'Cleopatra
Of
Kashmir'.
However,
Kangana's
film
on
the
Kashmiri
warrior
queen
stirred
controversy
hours
after
its
announcement.
Author
Ashish
Kaul
claimed
that
Kangana's
film
is
based
on
his
book
'Didda-Kashmir
Ki
Yodha
Rani.'
He
accused
the
Queen
actress
of
blantantly
violating
his
rights
and
said
that
she
has
encroached
upon
his
six
years
of
research.
Kaul
further
claimed
that
he
is
the
sole
copyright
owner
of
the
Kashmiri
warrior
queen's
biography.
While
Kangana
is
yet
to
respond
to
his
allegations,
Kamal
Jain,
the
producer
of
Manikarnika
Returns:
The
Legend
Of
Didda
has
broken
his
silence
on
the
ongoing
controversy.
Jain
told
ABP
News
that
their
film
is
not
related
to
Ashish
Kaul's
book.
The
entertainment
portal
quoted
the
producer
as
saying,
"This
story
is
1000
year
old
and
is
available
in
the
public
domain.
It
is
wrong
to
claim
that
our
movie
is
based
on
Kaul's
book.
The
movie
has
no
connection
with
the
book.
When
a
story
is
this
old
and
is
available
in
the
public
domain,
then
anyone
can
make
a
movie
on
it."
He
further
added,
"Speaking
about
Ashish
Kaul's
book,
I
have
not
even
heard
of
the
book,
let
alone
reading
it.
Besides,
one
can
google
about
Didda
and
there
is
ample
information
available
about
her.
Our
movie
is
not
inspired
by
Kaul's
book
at
all."
Kangana
Ranaut
had
announced
Manikarnika
Returns
on
the
auspicious
occasion
of
Makar
Sankranti
this
year.
Talking
about
Queen
Didda,
she
was
the
first
female
monarch
in
the
Kashmir
Valley.
Despite
being
struck
by
polio
in
one
leg,
she
was
one
of
the
greatest
warriors
who
defeated
Mahmud
of
Ghazni
twice
in
battle.