A day ago, Kangana Ranaut announced she will star in the second installment of the Manikarnika franchise, titled Manikarnika Returns: The Legend Of Didda. The whole day, people celebrated the actor as she is coming up with one more story that talks about strong women of our national history. Didda was the Queen of Kashmir who defeated Mehmood Ghaznavi twice in battle. Her one leg was polio-stricken but she was one of the greatest warriors.

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Hours after the movie was announced, Ashish Kaul, author of Didda - Kashmir Ki Yodha Rani, accused the actor of "blatantly violating his sole rights". Yes, you heard it right. Speaking to TheTimes Of India, the author said it was completely illegal and an absolute violation of the IPR and the copyright laws of the same country that Kangana swears by.

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He told the daily, "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." 

He further added, "She has blatantly violated my 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 also claimed that he had approached the actor to write a  foreword for the Hindi version of the book in September last year but never got a reply from her or her then manager, Rangoli Chandel. 

We wonder how Kangana would respond to these claims by the author. This only time will tell.  

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