Actress Kangana Ranaut was severely injured while shooting for a sword-fight scene directed by Krish . The movie is Manikarnika –Rani of Jhansi written by Vijayendra Prasad the father of Rajamouli director of Baahubali.
Kangana said – Iam a bit embarrassed to be thrilled to have a battle scar on my face. Also, people from my team have been telling me that it’s like that Peshwa teeka that Manikarnika wore.
It’s a bit dramatic but I am excited that my face was covered in blood and I got a genuine and authentic glimpse of the Queen’s life,” Kangana Ranaut, 30, said .
Manikarnika producer Kamal Jain told that Kangana was hit by a sword between her eyebrows and was rushed to a nearby hospital immediately. “Kangana had to duck when Nihar her co-star Nihar Pandya attacked her, but the timing went wrong and Nihar’s sword hit her forehead instead. She got fifteen stitches.
