Mumbai: Actor Kangana Ranaut has announced that she is taking over the directing duties for her upcoming movie "Emergency", based on former Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.

It was earlier reported that director Sai Kabir, who worked with Ranaut for her 2014 movie "Revolver Rani", will be helming the project.

But Ranaut on Wednesday said she will direct the biopic as she believes that no one can tackle the project better than her.

"Pleased to wear director's hat again, after working on 'Emergency' for more than a year, I finally figured no one can direct it better than me, collaborating with fabulous writer Ritesh Shah, even if it means sacrificing on various acting assignments I am determined to do it," she wrote in a post on Koo app.

Ranaut had previously assumed the director's chair for her 2019 movie "Manikarnika".

The film's final cut had given the director credit to both Ranaut as well as Radha Krishna Jagarlamudi.

Besides "Emergency", Ranaut has a string of films in her kitty including "Thalaivi" "Dhaakad", "Tejas" and the second installment of "Manikarnika" franchise, titled "Manikarnika Returns: The Legend Of Didda".

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Bengaluru (PTI): A 22-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly killing his uncle following a dispute over vacating a house and attempting to pass off the death as accidental, police said on Wednesday.

The accused has been identified as Masroor Ahmed.

The victim, Inayath Pasha, was living alone on the ground floor of his sister’s house in Austin Town on a lease basis. Police said he had a disability in his left leg due to polio since birth, and earned his livelihood as a two-wheeler mechanic.

According to the complaint, on the evening of March 1, Pasha’s son visited him at home and found him lying unresponsive.

On checking, he discovered that his father had died. A case of unnatural death was initially registered at the Viveknagar police station.

During further investigation, police questioned Pasha’s sister, her son, and other relatives.

A relative raised suspicion about the circumstances of the death, following which a murder case was registered, a senior police officer said.

During interrogation, it emerged that an argument had taken place on March 1 between Pasha and his nephew, Ahmed, over vacating the house.

Police said that during the altercation, Ahmed allegedly assaulted Pasha, causing him to lose consciousness and collapse.

The accused then placed him on the bed and left the scene, police added.