Acting comes naturally to this energetic and talented gal as she is the daughter of Sailesh Dattar who is himself a renowned theatre actor.

Oozing with confidence, the young protagonist has specially learnt horse riding and sword fighting for her role and it is surprising that she has performed all the stunts in this serial herself.

The young Rani
Ulka Gupta is not new on the tube and has worked in Resham Dankh on Star One and also in Saat Phere as Saloni's daughter.

"Since childhood I am big fan of Jhansi Ki Rani and I am very thankful to Zee TV that they gave me such a nice opportunity to play this role," she gushes.

Update on the serial
Produced by Contiloe Films, the epic drama portrays the life of Rani Lakshmi Bai, leading warriors of India's first war of independence in 1857 whose valor is remembered even today and she is even an inspiration for the present generation.

"We wanted to showcase the spirit of Rani Lakshmi Bai to celebrate 150 years of the war of independence as well to commemorate her death.

"It was her 150th death anniversary last year. So we thought of enlivening consciousness about her," says Nitin Vaidya who is business head of the channel.

The serial has been shot in Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh and one can see the lavish amount spent on recreating an era that marks the golden period in the history of India.

The show also stars veteran actor Aroona Irani and Zee TV has high hopes of boosting its falling TRP from this show that is going to be telecasted on the channel soon.

So, better catch young Ulka as Jhansi ki Rani and see for yourself how brilliantly Ulka has performed.

Here’s wishing loads of success to the young girl.