Kangana Ranaut's Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi group has another part on board. 'Bepannaah' on-screen character Taher Shabbir has stowed a role in the period film which is slated to discharge on January 25 one year from now.

He is good to go to play Sangram Singh a capable warrior who collaborated with Rani Lakshmibai in 1857's disobedience to the British.

As per a report in Mumbai Mirror Taher will begin shooting for the film before the current month's over. Taher who is presently playing Arshad in Bepannaah wound up well known among TV watchers subsequent to playing Viraj Singh Rathore in Nisha Aur Uske Cousins.

He has additionally acted in Shah Rukh Khan's 'Fan' and Taapsee Pannu's 'Naam Shabana'.

Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi depends on warrior ruler Rani Lakshmibai. Kangana assumes the main rolein the film together delivered by Zee Studios Kamal Jain and Nishant Pitti. The film stars Ankita (as Jhalkaribai an overcome warrior and counselor to Rani Lakshmibai) Atul Kulkarni (as Ramchandra Pandurang Tope otherwise called Tatya Tope) display turned-on-screen character Nihar Pandya (as Baji Rao II) and Jisshu Sengupta (as Gangadhar Rao) and Zeeshan Ayub (as Sadashiv - a role already offered to Sonu Sood) in essential roles.