''Jhansi Ki Rani'' ( The Queen of

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) is an Indian historical drama television series based on the life of warrior queen Lakshmi Bai, the Rani of Jhansi. The show, starring

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went to air on

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on 11 February 2019. Due to low TRPs, the show ended on 12 July 2019 completing 110 episodes. It was replaced by ''

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''.

Plot

The show depicts the life of Manikarnika, a female warrior who becomes

Rani Lakshmi Bai Lakshmibai, the Rani of Jhansi (; 19 November 1828 — 18 June 1858),Though the day of the month is regarded as certain historians disagree about the year: among those suggested are 1827 and 1835. was an Indian queen, the Maharani consort of ...

. The story begins with Manikarnika stealing the British flag and unfurling the flag of their nation. This angers the British and they search for the person who burnt their flag. As part of her journey, Manu marries King Gangadhar Rao of Jhansi, taking a position giving her the power to fight for independence for Jhansi as well as the rest of India. She becomes the Queen of Jhansi, one of the most abundant kingdoms, but not yet free from British rule. She fights both traitors to Jhansi and British rule despite the restrictions of traditional roles for women.

Cast

Main

as Manikarnika Rao or Manu Tambe/

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as Raja Gangadhar Rao; Rani Lakshmi Bai's husband; King of Jhansi

Recurring

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as Rani Janki Bai, Gangadhar's sister-in-law *

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as Captain Ross * Aishwarya Raj Bhakuni as Ramabai, Gangadhar's first wife *

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as Morapant Tambe, Manu's father *

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* Ryan Larson as Captain Robb, Ross' brother * Mak Mukesh Tripathi as Shiva Krantikari *

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as Gangadas *

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as Sakubai, Gangadhar's eldest sister-in-law * Himanshu Bamzai as Raghunath Rao * Vijay Kashyap as

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* Piyali Munshi as Lachcho Bai, Gangadhar's younger sister-in-law *Gaurav Vasudev as Captain Smith * Naveen Pandita as Ali Bahadur * Aamir Rafiq as British Army Officer * Andy Von Eich as British Officer Masion *

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* Jagriti Sethia As Kaashi * Athar Siddiqui as Veerbhadra * Naren Kumar as Madanpal *Nadeem Ahmad Khan as Britisher *

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as Ghaus Khan * Chandrahas Pandey as Pandurang * Trupti Mishra as Manjari

Production

Development

In 2019, the production house Contiole Entertainment rebooted their 2009

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series ''

'' for

. In January 2019, a massive fire broke out on the sets at Aamgaon where initial sequences were shot.

References

External links

* * {{Colors Programmes Hindi-language television shows Historical television series Indian historical television series Indian period television series 2019 Indian television series debuts 2019 Indian television series endings Colors TV original programming Cultural depictions of Rani Laxmibai Television series set in the 19th century