Kangana Ranaut starrer Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi's shoot is in progress and there are some further developments. As per reports, TV star Taher Shabbir, currently seen in Colors' Bepanaah, will be seen essaying the role of Sangram Singh, a rebel, who joined Rani Lakshmi Bai and other heroes in the 1857 war of Independence against the British and played an important role in what the Britisher's called a Mutiny.

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Taher is already good at horse riding while his sword- fighting lessons have started with action director Nick Powell. The team will be filming with Taher at ND Studio in Karjat towards the end of the month as soon as they finish shooting two songs. Sources close to the film informed that Taher plays a pivotal role and shares several scenes with Kangana in the film. When asked about being approached for Manikarnika, Taher said Kangana is like a family and he is very happy to be a part of the film. He added, though the schedule is hectic, it feels awesome.

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In the meanwhile, Kangana is shooting for the climax scenes with Nick. Raees actor Zeeshan Ayyub, who plays Sadshiv Narayan Rao will begin shooting for his sequences in a few days. With all the developments, we definitely can't wait for the trailer.

Manikarnika: The Queen Of Jhansi produced by Zee Studios, Kamal Jain and Kairos Kontent studios is slated to release on January 25 and likely to clash with Hrithik Roshan starrer Super 30. The teaser is expected to be out on October 2, 2018.