Jhansi Ki Rani
Varsha Usgaonkar, Gufi Paintal, Ravi Chopra (Film director)
A docu-drama of the life of Rani Lakshmi Bai, the 19th century queen of Jhansi known as Manu to her friends, who led her armies into battle against the British East India Company during the 1857 rising known in Britain as "The Mutiny." The film chronicles Lord Dalhousie's annexation policies which had forced a treaty upon the aged King Gangadhar Rao. The high priest who controled the throne and who opposed the signing of the treaty, persuaded the king to marry Manu, making her the rightful successor to the king instead of the scheming Sadashiv Rao who was on the side of the British. Much of the film consists of battle scenes in this spectacular account of one of the best-known Indian historicals
VHS Video, Hindi, [199-?]
Indo-American Video Corporation, Harrison, NJ, [199-?]