Actress Kangana Ranaut, star of tomorrow's big release Manikarnika: The Queen Of Jhansi, refused to apologise to Rajput fringe outfit Karni Sena for saying she'll 'destroy them' if they opposed the release of her film, reports news agency IANS. A spokesperson of the Karni Sena said that they never protested against the release of Manikarnika and that the name of their group was misused in the controversy. They also demanded an apology for the strong statement but Kangana told IANS: "I will not apologise to anybody. I have never apologised whenever I haven't made a mistake. We have promised that we haven't shown anything wrong about Rani Laxmi Bai in the film so, they should support us." "Rani Laxmi Bai is not my relative and I feel she is daughter of the entire country so, we all should support the film. Rajput Karni Sena should not play their ego card with me because I am not here to say sorry to anyone," she added.

Kangana Ranaut, who stars in this Friday's Manikarnika: The Queen Of Jhansi, feels that there are people (in the film industry) who are "waiting for her to fail," reports news agency PTI. Speaking at an event to promote Manikarnika, in which she plays the role of Rani Laxmi Bai, Kangana told PTI: "I do feel there are people waiting for me to fail. That there are people who are waiting to prove to themselves that she's not a real deal, to make themselves feel better. My failure is important to them." The 31-year-old actress added that she can never be like that towards her colleagues. Kangana Ranaut has starred in critically-acclaimed films like Queen and the Tanu Weds Manu series. However, her last two films Rangoon and Simran tanked at the box office. "Even though I can realise or feel, I can never be like them or feel through them. I understand their cynicism but I can never be them. Personally, I've never waited for anyone to fail. That's why I think I could do what I did in my life... That inherent positivity that I have. I praise everyone regardless of who they are or what they think of me is actually something I live by. I'm not a double faced person. What others feel I'm not concerned about that," she added.

Vicky Kaushal, Yami Gautam and director Aditya Dhar are reveling in the success of their film Uri: The Surgical Strike. Crossing over Rs. 45 crore, Uri is the first hit of 2019. It has exceeded everyone's expectations at the box office and has been very well received by audiences. Celebrating the success of Uri, the team, Vicky, Yami and Aditya wore 'How's the josh' sweatshirts to Uri's success bash. Celebs Radhika Apte, Farah Khan, Raazi actor Shishir Sharma, Radhika Madan also made it to the bash. See pictures! Vicky and Yami's josh is definitely high due to the success of Uri. Both the actors have been praised for their performances. Vicky continues on his roll of dishing out amazing performances in every movie he opts. Yami was seen as an intelligence officer in the film, and she left everyone wishing she had had more screen time. Director Aditya Dhar points to how high Vicky's josh is as they pose for shutterbugs at the success bash. Aditya has been praised for his directorial skill in Uri. In an interview with Telegraph India, Aditya said about the success of Uri, "It feels really nice. When we were making the film, we knew the reactions would be decent, but we hadn't anticipated a magnitude of this kind. It's been three days since the film released and the reactions have been overwhelming, to say the least."