Vaibhav Tatwawaadi, who is known for his role of Chimaji Appa in Bajirao Mastani, will play the lead opposite Ankita Lokhande in Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi. He will be seen romancing actress Ankita Lokhande on screen as Puran Singh, the main soldier in Rani Laxmibai’s army. Ankita Lokhande will be seen playing the role of Jhalkaribai.

Vaibhav says, “I am very excited to be a part of such a huge project. My role has action, romance and drama. In fact Ankita and mine is the only love story in the movie. I will be doing horse riding, sword fighting and a lot of action sequence in the movie”.

Sharing his views on how his role as Puran Singh is different from that of Chimaji Appa in Bajirao Mastani, he said, “Chimaji Appa and Puran Singh are from totally distinct eras as well as societal and economic classes of those times. Chimaji was a Brahmin born in the Peshwa family with a silver spoon in his mouth and Puran Singh comes from a very humble dalit background. However, at the core both were strong, brave men who were great strategists”.

Vaibhav’s last film, Lipstick Under My Burkha, too did well at box office. He has already shot for Manikarnika partly and will again begin the shoot after wrapping up his Marathi film, “What’s Up Lagna’s” schedule.