No one can forget the murky Hrithik Roshan-Kangana Ranaut war. It is still considered one of Bollywood's ugliest spats, and celebrities were forced to take sides during all the mud-slinging and slapping of lawsuits that went on. Just when you think it has quietened down, you couldn't be more wrong. Hrithik's biopic on Anand Kumar, Super 30, is all set to clash with Kangana's historical drama Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi, on Republic Day 2019. So before the epic clash of the rumoured ex-lovers, here's a lowdown on Bollywood's murkiest battle. THE BACKGROUND Hrithik and Kangana worked together in Kites (2010), and later in Krrish 3 (2013). The rumours of their affair started doing the rounds after Krrish 3, and they were said to have gotten close during the shooting of the movie. The rumours gained momentum after Hrithik separated from his wife Sussane Khan in 2013, and Kangana was said to be the reason behind the couple parting ways. Throughout 2014, Hrithik maintained a low profile as he did only one film, Bang Bang, while Kangana shot to fame with Queen. When asked about Hrithik in 2015, Kangana told the Indian Express, "Ab main kya bolun? I don't want to comment on this. Jo hoga pata chal jayega." Hrithik was asked about Kangana, when he and Sonam Kapoor were at an event to launch his single, Dheere Dheere. His response was, "Oh my god, what do I say." Before he could say anything, Sonam intervened and said, "Guys, he just said that he is single a little while earlier." SILLY EX AND HRITHIK'S LEGAL NOTICE TO KANGANA The mess began in early 2016, when there was speculation that Hrithik had ousted Kangana from Aashiqui 3. Asked about this, Kangana had said in an interview, "Yes, many lame rumours are doing rounds; even a dumb ass can tell where these rumours are coming from. I don't know why exes do silly things to get your attention. For me, that chapter is over and I don't dig graves." Hrithik reacted strongly on Twitter, and tweeted about how he would rather date the Pope than any of 'the women the media has been naming'. He then sent her a notice, telling her to apologise for defaming him. The notice sent by Hrithik's advocate Deepesh Mehta on February 26, 2016, said, "Since quite sometime you (Kangana) have been insinuating and trying to create an image within the film industry through print and social media and in public at large that there was some relationship between our client (Hrithik) and you. Our client states that it is needless to mention that there was no relationship between him and you. You are trying to propagate a false idea and thereby gain publicity with ulterior motives and mala fide intentions. (sic)" Hrithik also demanded that Kangana apologise in a press conference and clear the air about their alleged affair. KANGANA HITS BACK Kangana responded with a 21-page reply. The notice said, "She is not some dim-witted teenager who has been smitten and that whatever happened between the two of them was with full consent of both parties." "It is pertinent to record that your client throughout supported my client and fully involved her. He also did not make any attempt to block her. There is no communication from him to my client objecting to an emails. This proves that he received the emails with his participation and consent," her legal notice said. Kangana's lawyer Rizwan Siddique told Hindustan Times, "Hrithik doing anything like this is the silliest thing he could have ever done. He has made a fool of himself. It's been more than seven days we haven't got any reply from them. We are waiting for them to react to the notice first as we have the facts and law on our side." THE MYSTERY OF THE EMAILS HRITHIK'S VERSION According to Hrithik's notice, both of them met on May 24, 2014, at Karan Johar's birthday bash, when Kangana approached Hrithik and thanked him for appreciating her work in Queen, through an email. "To this, our client told you that he has not seen the movie yet. Our client further clarified to you that the email ID from which you received the mail was not his and he gave you his real email ID," the notice said, adding that the actor had already lodged a complaint with the Cyber Cell of the city police about the said fake email ID in December, 2014, and asserted that an imposter had been emailing Kangana. "On coming to know of Hrithik's real email ID, you (Kangana) sent a barrage of emails to him. Our client tried to ignore all the emails (total 1439) to him even though it amounted to mental harassment and stress. Besides sending emails to our client you have also been telling people in the film industry about your affair with him and then called our client a 'silly ex'," the notice said. WHAT KANGANA SAID However, Kangana said that Hrithik himself had provided the email-id on which they were corresponding till May 2014. "My client (Kangana) states that it was Hrithik who wanted to communicate from a newly created ID because of his impending divorce. In an effort to safeguard his name, image and reputation your client (Hrithik) time and again malafidely and in mischief hacked my client's email ID and deleted all the mails sent by him (sic)," said Kangana's notice. THE INTIMATE PHOTO A photograph of Hrithik and Kangana sharing a close moment was leaked online on April 26, 2016. The following day, Hrithik's team released a series of pictures to prove that the picture had been zoomed in and cropped, and was part of a group of pictures clicked at a party in 2010. Hrithik's ex-wife, Sussanne, took up cudgels in support of her husband, and tweeted a picture of herself and Hrithik from the party. THE PARIS 'PROPOSAL' This just spiced up the sordid tale. In May 2016, a "close friend" of Kangana's, who refused to be named, spoke to Mumbai Mirror and bared all details of their relationship.<doc-sep>Actors Kangana Ranaut and Hrithik Roshan, who have been engaged in a public war of words over their alleged affair, will battle it out at the box office as their films are scheduled to hit the cinema houses in January next year. Kangana's one of the most ambitious projects "Manikarnika: The Queen Of Jhansi" is set to clash with Hrithik' "Super 30" on January 25, 2019. "Manikarnika" was apparently set to release this year in April and was later pushed to August 15 and then to September. But today, Zee Studios and the film's producer Kamal Jain took to Twitter that it would release during the Republic Day weekend. Directed by Krish, the film will see the "Queen" star in the role of Rani Laxmibai. Hrithik's "Super 30", helmed by Vikas Bahl, is a biopic on Patna-based mathematician Anand Kumar, who trains a batch of 30 aspiring IIT candidates every year. The two actors have been at loggerheads since the time Kangana hinted at Hrithik being her "silly ex" in an interview in 2016. Their feud turned nasty after they slapped legal notices on each other. PTI KKP RB RB<doc-sep>Whether or not it was a conscious decision for the producers of Manikarnika to move the film’s release date to January 25, the same as Hrithik Roshan’s Super 30, is still unclear, but keeping its stars’ personal histories in mind, conspiracy theories are already in place. Kangana Ranaut, who plays the Rani of Jhansi in Manikarnika, had earlier said that the film could miss its scheduled August release date. The makers recently announced that the film will be postponed till Republic Day, 2019. Super 30, a drama based on the life of Bihar mathematician Anand Kumar, had already been slotted for that date. However, Kangana and Hrithik have been involved in a well-publicised feud for years. Manikarnika producer Kamal Jain denied that the clash was deliberate, according to the Telegraph. He said Manikarnika deserved to release either on Independence Day or Republic Day. Since they missed the August date, they settled for Republic Day. The personal clash began in 2016, when Kangana called Hrithik her ‘silly ex’ in an interview. Hrithik swiftly denied having dated her, while she alleged that the two had developed a relationship while making Krrish 3 together. Hrithik was still married to ex-wife Sussanne Khan then, but the marriage was troubled. Actors Kangana Ranaut and Hrithik Roshan in a still from the film Krrish 3. Hrithik sent Kangana a legal notice, stating that “Since quite sometime you (Kangana) have been insinuating and trying to create an image within the film industry through print and social media and in public at large that there was some relationship between our client (Hrithik) and you.” Kangana filed a counter notice, which was followed by public accusations made by both parties, which ended with Hrithik claiming that Kangana had indeed developed a romantic relationship, but with an imposter. Trade analyst Atul Mohan told the Telegraph that he thinks the box office clash was a deliberate move on Kangana’s part. “Looking at what we saw a few months back, it appears to be a clash of egos. But considering the stakes involved, they are dependant on a big weekend, which coincides with a national holiday. Super 30 is an inspiring tale for parents and students and Manikarnika comes with patriotism. At the end of the day, it’s only content which will do the talking,” he said. Follow @htshowbiz for more ott:10<doc-sep>Come 2019, Kangana Ranaut and Hrithik Roshan are up for another war. However, this time it's nothing personal. The rumoured ex-lovers will take on each other at the box office with their much-anticipated films Manikarnika: Queen of Jhansi and Super 30. At a time when everyone thought that Hrithik and Kangana ugly spat was buried in the past, the ex-flames decided to indulge in some fireworks at the box-office. This Republic Day, Kangana's period drama Manikarnika will lock horns with Hrithik's film on Patna-based mathematician Anand Kumar. And this piece of news has stirred up quite a storm. After two long years of mudslinging in the public came to an end in 2017, the ex-flames decided to spice up things at the ticket window. While Hrithik's Super 30 had already booked a place for January 2019 release many months ago, the makers of Kangana-starrer dropped the bomb of a box-office clash recently. Now the ex-lovers will be at war, professionally. So who exactly has a better chance of winning this battle, Kangana or Hrithik? If he donned the cape of a superhero in Krrish, he played a blind man who seeks revenge for the death of his wife in Sanjay Gupta's Kaabil. In a career spanning over 17 years, Hrithik has portrayed a variety of characters on screen. Now, the 44-year-old actor is set to make his debut in the biopic genre with Vikas Bhal's Super 30. Hrithik headlines the biopic on Patna-based mathematician Anand Kumar, who runs the famed Super 30 program for IIT aspirants in Patna. Kangana, on the other hand, has stepped into the shoes of Rani Laxmi Bai for her first period drama, Manikarnika: Queen of Jhansi. No doubt that the 31-year-old actress is one of the best talents in Bollywood today. While her fans and critics swear by her acting chops, she tries to bring something new to the table with each of her films. And Manikarnika looks no different. Leaked pictures from the sets of Manikarnika has piqued the interest of people. And protests by the Brahmin group Sarv Brahmin Mahasabha only added to the hype around the film. And after months of waiting, the film will now see the light of the day on January 25, 2019. But will that be enough to take over Hrithik at the box office? It's been three years since Kangana Ranaut tasted success at the box office. After her 2015 film Tanu Weds Manu Returns, Kangana hasn't had one hit. Katti Batti and Rangoon were declared flops within a few days of their release, and her last film Simran only managed to get lukewarm response. With a lot riding on Manikarnika, Kangana will have to deliver a hit to reposition herself in Bollywood. Hrithik, on the other hand, too, is returning to the big screen after two years. This is not the first time that Hrithik's film has been pitted against a tough competitor. In 2017, Hrithik managed to give Shah Rukh Khan some sleepless nights due to box-office clash between Raees and Kaabil. Despite lesser screen counts, Kaabil managed to give stiff competition to Raees, so much so, that it emerged as a underdog that took Raees by its horns, and emerged as the winner. Now exactly two years later, Hrithik will face a new competitor at the box office. This time he will take on his once-upon-a-time girlfriend Kangana Ranaut. Interestingly, both the actors have moved out of their comfort zones with their upcoming films, and both of them are in need of a desperate hit to re-establish their position in the industry with Manikarnika and Super 30. With both the actors enjoying a fare amount of fan following, it seems the story and treatment of both the films will finally determine the winner. ALSO READ | Hrithik and Kangana face-off: Super 30 to clash with Manikarnika on Republic Day 2019 ALSO READ | Hrithik-Kangana legal war comes to an end: Timeline of the battle<doc-sep>
The long time feud story of Kangana Ranaut and Hrithik Roshan will now be revived, albeit in a professional kind of clash. The much ambitious project of Kangana Ranaut, Manikarnika – The Queen of Jhansi, based on the historical tale of Rani Laxmibai will release only next year. Also, the film will be releasing during the Republic Day weekend of January, which will also see the release of Super 30. Confirming the date of the same, the spokesperson of Manikarnika - The Queen of Jhansi has released a statement saying, "Zee Studios & producer Kamal Jain proudly announce release date of the most-anticipated magnum opus, #Manikarnika -The Queen of Jhansi. Mark your calendar as this extraordinary tale of strength & valour that inspired Indians across generations comes alive on silver screen on January 25, 2019." The release date of Manikarnika has finally been locked after the film faced several setbacks. While the film was slated to release way earlier, it faced delays owing to its grandeur and historical backdrop. The film was expected to hit the big screens somewhere in April, followed by which it was pushed to August since it was incomplete then. After that, the makers were keen on an Independence Day release which is already occupied by another biggie, Gold starring Akshay Kumar. And now keeping everything in mind, the makers of Manikarnika have decided to retain the January release date. Recent reports also suggest that the makers are planning on releasing a teaser in the next few days. On the other hand, the makers of Super 30 which includes Phantom, Sajid Nadiadwala and Reliance had announced that they would release the film on January 25 much earlier. Speaking of Super 30, the film will feature Hrithik Roshan as the protagonist in a biopic for the first time. It is based on the life of mathematician Anand Kumar, who coaches underprivileged yet talented kids for IIT entrance exams, by selecting 30 most talented students from the batch every year. Super 30 also stars Mrunal Thakur, Nandish Sandhu amongst others in prominent roles too. BOLLYWOOD NEWS Catch us for latest Bollywood News, New Bollywood Movies update, Box office collection, New Movies Release , Bollywood News Hindi, Entertainment News, Bollywood News Today & upcoming movies 2020 and stay updated with latest hindi movies only on Bollywood Hungama.