Manikarnika-Queen of Jhansi

Watched the movie as mentioned in the subject line.
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Manikarnika-Queen of Jhansi

• This movie was watched at PVR Cinemas, Forum Mall.
• It is too good movie.
• I am inclined to rate it 5 Star.
• This is perhaps the best movie of Kangna till date.
• Danny Denzogpa is also such a good actor. He has got a role of lifetime. I do not understand why he does not get more roles in Bollywood like he used to in 1980's and 90's.
• She has proved that a slice of history can be captured perfectly if right effort is made.
• This movie deserves to be the biggest blockbuster of all time.
• It will also do well in overseas market especially China if right marketing is done.
• The history of Rani of Jhansi is captured quite perfectly.
• We have read about her in books but only we get to see her come to life in this movie.
• (Spoiler Alert)
• She is Brahmin by birth not Kshatriya and adopted by the Maratha King.
• She does not lead her son to battle carrying on her back as we imagined.
• Her (adopted) son died post 50 years completion (old age for that time).
• Her actual son and husband are poisoned by own people.
• She leads Jhansi as widow (breaking custom) (widows are supposed to retire).
• Her resistance as Jhansi proves futile and ultimately she leaves while Jhansi is laid to waste by the victors.
• She goes to Gwalior and there she leads the Army and dies in battle.
• Thus she does not die in Jhansi like we imagined.
• The Gwalior resistance was like a "rebellion" as the King of Gwalior is a "compliant bitch" to the British.
• We can safely say that whatever resistance was there to British from the Kings and Queens of Indian subcontinent was effectively ended in 1857-58 Rebellion.
• The Kings and Queens who existed in India post 1857-58 till Independence if India were "Compliant Bitches" or "Puppet Regime" of the British.
• It is also amazing while Tipu Sultan is controversial and Hindu Extremists are protesting against him, basically Rani of Jhansi and Tipu Sultan were one and the same.
• They resisted the British and Rani of Jhansi is universally accepted while Tipu Sultan is protested which should not be.
• What Rani of Jhansi did in 19th Century, Tipu Sultan did in late 18th Century.
• The British deposed Tipu Sultan and put a "Compliant Bitch Ruler" or "Puppet Regime" in his place as the ruler of Mysore State.
• Post 1857-58, the job of getting Independence for India was now left to Civil Society and mass movement and Kings and Queens were like "Napunsak" or ineffective to get rid of British Rule.
• In such case this movie is like a masterpiece as it gives us chance to ponder over our history.
• If Rani of Jhansi was not that fierce as shown in the movie (perhaps she was more than what is shown we do not know) her legend would not have lived on like it has.