
She sees the British mistreating the villagers which was before a part of Jhansi. Lakshmibai demands him to accept both of her forms, the King not being ready for it, she leaves. When Queen saves Samar, the King being furious gives her an ultimatum of either being a Queen in the palace or a rebellion leaving the palace. He agrees with a British officer that Kranti Guru will not be accused of Marshal's death if he hands over Queen's friend, Samar Singh. When the King discovers that Kranti Guru is Queen Lakshmi Bai, he gets angered while their relationship deteriorates. When the British officer Marshal kills Prachi, Bajirao's little daughter, he is killed by Lakshmi Bai in revenge. King Gangadhar and Queen Lakshmi Bai starts becoming closer understanding each other after various misunderstandings. Samar Singh initially being a dacoit turns good because of Lakshmi Bai and becomes one of her major support system in combating the Britishers. Lakshmi Bai takes the form of Kranti Guru to combat the Britishers which everyone in the palace including the king is unaware of except some. Meanwhile, the three stepmothers of the King Sukku, Lachchu and Janki also hatches various plots teaming up with the Britishers headed by Lord Dalhousie for capturing the throne of Jhansi but gets failed.

At Jhansi a servant, Moti Bai, collaborates with British officer Captain Fraser but changes sides after realising her mistakes. Her name changes to Lakshmi Bai, and her life changes drastically with various plots to separate and kill her and the King. The court of Jhansi is headed by Raghunath Singh and Narsingh Rao.

Soon, she gets married to the king of Jhansi, Gangadhar Rao Newalkar. Manu is a thorn in the side of Manson, a British official. She despises the British rule of India and combats against it. Manu is trained in the arts of war by Tatya Tope. 14 years old Manikarnika "Manu" lives with her father, Moropant Tambe, a pandit in the Bithoor court of Peshwa Baji Rao II and Nana Saheb.
