The latest to be stumped by Ulka 'Manu' Gupta's swordsmanship is actor Siddhartha who played Ranvir in Kasamh Se.
Recently, the young actor bagged the role of dacoit Samar Singh in Zee TV's Jhansi Ki Rani. Planted by the British to assassinate the Jhansi Ki Rani, the show captures the dacoit having a change of heart when he meets the exceptionally talented young queen.
While the plot of the show requires Siddharth's character to be dazzled by the little queen's persona, Siddharth in real life is completely bowled over by Ulka Gupta, the child artiste who plays the young Jhansi Ki Rani.
Last heard, the actor was raving, "I have never seen a kid so young handle the sword with as much ease and dexterity as Ulka. I've had to shoot a sequence where I engage in a duel with her and she totally beat me hollow. She's a rockstar!" That she is, isn't it Ulka?