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Rajguru (Sohrab Modi) decides that Jhansi should get its proper recognition in history. He comes across a young girl Manu (the young Rani Lakshmibai) played by Baby Shikha. Her father has been hit by a carriage driven by an English driver. She gathers a few children to confront the driver. This and her confrontation with an elephant impresses the Rajguru who takes her in hand, shaping her into becoming a determined leader. He arranges for her, at the age of nine, to marry the much-older ruler of Jhansi, Gangadhar Rao (Mubarak), who is about fifty years, and become Queen. Manu grows up under the expert tutelage of the Rajguru, learning physical combat and political administration.
Original Release
01/24/1953
US Release
01/01/1956
Cast
Name | Character |
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Mehtab | Rani Laxmibai / Manu |
Sohrab Modi | Raj Guru |
Mubarak Mechant | Raja of Jhansi (Raja Gangadhar Rao) |
Ulhas | Ghulam Ghaus Khan |
Ram Singh | Sadashiv Rao / Sadashiv Rao (as Ramsingh) |
D.K. Sapru | General Sir Hugh Rose |
Sikharani Bag | Child Rani |
Anil Kishore | Lieut. Henry Dowker |
Kamalakant | Moropant |
S.B. Nayampalli | Panditji |
Directors
Writers
Geza Herczeg, Sudarshan, Adi F. Keeka, Shams Lacknavi, Munish Ahdul Baqui, Pandit S.R. Dube, Girish Pandit, William DeLane Lea, L. Bijlani
Cast
Name | Character |
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Mehtab | Rani Laxmibai / Manu |
Sohrab Modi | Raj Guru |
Mubarak Mechant | Raja of Jhansi (Raja Gangadhar Rao) |
Ulhas | Ghulam Ghaus Khan |
Ram Singh | Sadashiv Rao / Sadashiv Rao (as Ramsingh) |
D.K. Sapru | General Sir Hugh Rose |
Sikharani Bag | Child Rani |
Anil Kishore | Lieut. Henry Dowker |
Kamalakant | Moropant |
S.B. Nayampalli | Panditji |
Michael Shea | Major Eliss |
Dar Kashmiri | (as Darr Kashmiri) |
Marconi | Colonel Sleeman |
Chabeji | |
Shreenath | |
Burhanudeen | |
Jagdesh Ramal | |
Shakila | Kashi |
Gloria Gasper | Doris Dowker |
Miss Firoza | (as Baby Phiroza) |
Producers
Name | Role |
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M. Vasudeo | Executive Producer |
Sohrab Modi | Producer |
Forrest Judd | Producer |