When Kangana Ranaut was giving shape to Manikarnika: The Queen Of Jhansi last year, international actor Devika Bhise was simultaneously shooting for her Hollywood project, The Warrior Queen Of Jhansi. Nearly 10 months after Ranaut's period drama took the box office by storm, Bhise is now gearing up for the release of her rendition of Rani Laxmibai, which has been directed by mother Swati Bhise. She emphasises that despite sharing the protagonist, the two movies have different plot points. "My film is about the East India Company and the politics around the Sepoy Mutiny of 1857. It gives the audience a feel of the many factors that come into play during times of chaos and war," explains Bhise, who was previously seen in The Man Who Knew Infinity (2016).

Kangana Ranaut in Manikarnika