Fresh trouble for Kangana Ranaut: Author of Didda’s autobiography accuses actress of ‘blatantly violating his sole rights’

Kangana Ranaut and controversies go hand in hand. Every second day, the actress gets involved in some or the other issues. Yesterday, the Queen actress announced Manikarnika Returns: The Legend of Didda, a standalone sequel of her 2019 release Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi. And it didn’t take long enough for the film to grab headlines for all the wrong reasons.

Ashish Kaul, the author of Didda – Kashmir Ki Yodha Rani, has claimed that the actress has ‘blatantly violated his sole rights’. He also accused the actress of encroaching upon his story and his research of six years. Read on to know the details.

According to a Times of India report, Ashish revealed that he had approached Kangana last year in September to write a foreword for the Hindi version of his book. However, neither Kangana nor her sister and manager Rangoli Chandel replied to his request.

Ashish also feels that the actress may have been ‘misguided’ to make a film on the story which was thoroughly researched by him for six long years. Ashish also said that he and Kalhan are the only two writers so far only who have written anything on Didda.

“Is it believable by any stretch of the imagination that a story and a book is being usurped by a renowned actor-turned-social activist? She may even turn around and claim that Didda is a historical figure, which is true except the fact that no historian in the world, apart from Kalhan who wrote just two pages on her, and me, who has spent six years on research and documentation, who have information on her. I am deeply aghast that a person as aware, knowledgeable, and apparently a nationalist and a voice for causes, has chosen to belittle her image so,” the author told TOI.

 

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Ashish further added that Kangana has blatantly violated his sole rights. “It is illegal and an absolute violation of the IPR and copyright laws of the same country that she swears by. I find it so brazen and hideous and I am still inclined to believe that Kangana has been misguided,” he told the daily.

हमारा भारतवर्ष साक्षी रहा है झाँसी की रानी जैसे कई वीरांगनाओं की कहानी का. ऐसी ही एक और अनकही वीरगाथा है कश्मीर की एक रानी की, जिसने महमूद गजनवी को एक नहीं, दो बार हराया. ले कर आ रहे हैं @KamalJain_TheKJ और मैं, #ManikarnikaReturns: The Legend of Didda ? pic.twitter.com/sgrqkqilj6

— Kangana Ranaut (@KanganaTeam) January 14, 2021

For the unversed, Didda was Queen of Kashmir who defeated Mehmood Ghaznavi twice in battle. Despite her one leg being polio-stricken, she was one of the greatest warriors.

Meanwhile, Kangana will be reuniting with ‘Manikarnika’ producer Kamal Jain for ‘Manikarnika Returns’. And while it’s still not clear who will be directing this standalone sequel, speculations are rife that Kangana may don the director’s hat this time as well.

Also Read: Kangana Ranaut to return as a warrior princess for Manikarnika Returns: The Legend Of Didda

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