Kangana Ranaut to direct a comedy film

Varanasi May 5 (IANS) Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut who is planning to step into the director s shoes says her first directorial will be a comedy.

Kangana was here on Thursday to launch the poster and the release date of her upcoming film Manikarnika - The Queen Of Jhansi.

The 30-year-old actress says she wants to move in the next phase of her career which is directing films.

I want to move on to the next phase which means that I will focus on my career as a filmmaker and if I act I will act in my film so... Kangana told reporters here.

When IANS asked about when she s planning to start working on her directorial Kangana said in a group interaction: After Manikarnika I m directing my film.

Asked about the genre of the film the Rangoon star said: Comedy.

Kangana is also making her writing debut with the film Simran. She says one can involve themselves into that.

Simran is such a cosy and intimate story of a character ...it s a lot about her psyche just like Queen ...it s a lot about the linear graph of an individual...you can involve yourself in that. But for something like this ( Manikarnika ) you need to have screenwriter of Baahubali for that so V. Vijayendra Prasad sir and Prasoon sir are the right people for this film Kangana said.

As much as I would love to be in a league like this but I think I need a couple of 10-20 years she added.

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