Kangana Ranaut is busy shooting for her upcoming movie Manikarnika: The queen of Jhansi, which is an epic biographical film based on the life of Rani Laxmibai of Jhansi. Kangana Ranaut will be seen playing the title role of Rani Laxmibai. Some days back there were news that Kangana Ranaut will be seen next in a psychological thriller opposite to Rajkummar Rao. The film will be directed by veteran Tollywood filmmaker K Raghavendra Rao’s son Prakash Kovelamudi who will be making his Bollywood debut with the film.
Kangana Ranaut and Rajkumar Rao was last seen sharing the screen space together in the movie Queen and now they will be again seen together for one more time in the movie 'Mental Hai Kya' which is written by Kanika. The story talks about mental health, but also has a light-heartedness to it and it revolves around a woman who could be a murderer or a mentally ill person.
Earlier, a source informed a leading Indian daily, “It’s a fast-paced thriller revolving around the two protagonists. Set in London and Mumbai, it is expected to roll in March. Raj recently heard the script and immediately came on board. Both Kangana and he are looking forward to working with each other once again.”
Earlier, during an interview, Rajkummar Rao was asked about his co-star Kangana Ranaut. He had said, “Kangana and I are really great friends. We got along really well on the sets of Queen. It’s pretty easy to make her happy.”
Rajkumar Rao will start shooting for the movie after wrapping up his upcoming film Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga which is directed by Shelly Chopra Dhar.