After director Krish turned busy with NTR, Kangana Ranaut herself has been helming Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi which is in final stages of shoot. Sonu Sood lost his cool on the sets after Kangana tried dominating him and instructing Sonu after which he walked out of the project. Sonu explained the situation and informed the makers that he is no more a part of the project.

There are talks that after Kangana took over the project, Sonu’s role has been cut down. The actor is playing the role of Sadashiv Rao in the film. The latest update is that Mohammed Zeeshan has been roped in as the replacement for Sonu Sood. The shoot of Manikarnika is going on fast pace and the makers once again clarified that the film will release on January 25th 2019. Zee Studios is producing Manikarnia which will release in Telugu, Hindi and Tamil languages.