Kangana Ranaut: Manikarnika's success has progressed significantly for women-oriented films

Kangana Ranaut in a Manikarnika still. Image: Zee Studio)

Following the success of his last outing Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi Joined the Rs 100 crore club, Kangana Ranaut, who also made her directorial debut with the film – says Manikarnika will pave the way for more women-oriented films.

"This was done at 1/3 of the budget of any movie, or even an ordinary commercial film, and we got the cost back, and I'm glad it became a film. We have made considerable progress for women-oriented films, "she told Mid-Day. Ranaut says the film has reached a milestone despite fierce competition from Vicky Kaushal Uri: The Surgical Strike . "None of us expected the contest we received from Uri was another patriotic film that shared the same theme: fighting for the nation, it was his third week, but the fight was pretty tough, "she said.
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Addressing the many controversies around Manikarnika she added: "Nothing succeeds as much as success." These people (his detractors) would have disavowed the film if it was bad. the people who had abandoned it. (But) It's a good fight where the actors and the team argue over who owns the movie.
"We managed to make a clean film, no one has blamed me for distorting the story. Personally, there is no major controversy here. I do not see any negativity attached to this outside of the industry. I am satisfied with the public response. "

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