Sushmita Jhansi Ki Rani
According to B4U :
A new Bollywood film will celebrate the life of a valiant Indian queen who fought British colonialists during the first war of independence 150 years ago. Bollywood beauty Sushmita Sen, who will produce Jhansi Ki Rani (The Queen of Jhansi), mentioned that the film on Queen Laxmi Bai will be India’s answer to the story of Joan of Arc.
The gutsy queen, often represented in Indian history books as a sword-wielding, horse-riding warrior, challenged the British after they refused to recognize her adopted child as the heir to the throne. Her revolt quickly became a key focus of a mutiny against the colonial rulers started by a handful of Indian soldiers. After initial reverses, British troops quelled the revolt in four months. Thousands were killed on both sides.
It is also said that Sen spent around two years researching the script for the film which will open in 2009.
