Ki Rani is also unacceptable." Dharmesh Shah, the director of the drama defends it by pointing out, "The British ruled that any kingdom without an heir would be annexed by the East India Company. So Rani Laxmi Bai wanted an heir, because of which we were required to show those intimate scenes. There is no need of creating a hullabaloo." Critics Drawing reference to Vrindhavan Lal Verma's novel Jhansi Ki Rani, Dainik Bhaskar stated that the relationship between King Gangadhar Rao and Mothi Bai in the series was not portrayed correctly. Deccan Herald stated, "Be it swordsmanship, horse-riding or just mastering the dialect, the beauty is leaving no stone unturned in ensuring that she plays the legendary freedom fighter with dignity and elan. Ratings Since its inception, the series was well received and was often seen in weekly list of top 10 watched Hindi GECs in its run time. The series opened with a rating of 4.09 TVR in its debut week (week 34 of 2009) becoming seventh most watched Hindi GEC. In week 8 of 2010, it was at tenth position with 3.9 TVR. In weeks sixteen to eighteen of 2010, it maintained its position in one of the top Hindi GEC programs with 4.2 TVR. In week ending 26 June 2010 and the previous week, it garnered 3.5 and 3.4 TVR. As in October 2010, it was at eighth position in top ten Hindi GECs ranging between 2.7 and 3.2 TVR. In week 4 of 2011, it garnered 4.46 TVR occupying fourth position. In week 9, it dropped to tenth position with 3.58 TVR. Awards 2010 Zee Gold Awards Best Videography (Fiction) - Deepak Pandey Best Art Direction - Sandesh Gondhalekar Best Editing Performer of the Year - Ulka Gupta 2010 FICCI Award Best Entertainer of the Year Ulka Gupta Best Dialogue Writer Awards For Historical Drama See also The Revolt of 1857 1857 Kranti (TV series) References External links 2009 Indian television series debuts 2011 Indian television series endings Historical television series Indian historical television series Indian period television series Zee TV original programming Cultural depictions of Rani Laxmibai Indian independence movement fiction Television series set in the 19th century