Kangana Ranaut claims her film Emergency has not been cleared by the Censor board yet
Still from Emergency trailer
Kangana Ranaut has stated that her upcoming political drama Emergency has not been cleared by the Censor Board yet. The film is due to release on September 6 and has been courting controversy over its sensitive theme. Ranaut features as former Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in the film which is set around the time when an Emergency had been imposed under the formerPM's regime.
The film has reportedly been put on hold by the CBFC despite initially receiving clearance. In a recent video posted on her social media handles, Ranaut has said that her directorial debut is yet to receive certification from the censor board.
While speaking about the issue that she is facing with CBFC, Kangana Ranaut said, “Kayi tarah ki afwahein ud rahi hain ki humari film Emergnecy ko censor certificate mil gaya hai. It is not true. In fact, humari film clear ho gayi thi lekin uski certification rok li gayi hai kyuki bohot zyada dhamkiya aa rhi hain jaan se maaar dene ki censor waalo ko (There have been rumors circulating that my film Emergency has been certified by the Censor Board. This is not true. While our film did receive clearance from the CBFC, the certification was delayed due to numerous death threats against members of the censor board).
‘Sorry for the state of things in country’
"Toh humpe ye pressure hai ki Mrs Gandhi ki assassination na dikhayein, Bhindrewala ko na dikhayein, Punjab riots na dikhayein. I don't know ki fir kya dikhayein ki film achanak se black out ho jaati hai (This has put pressure on us not to depict the assassination of Mrs Indira Gandhi, Bhindrawale, and the Punjab riots in the film. This raises the question - what can I actually show in the film? That the film blacks out all of a sudden.This is an unbelievable time for me and I am very sorry for the state of things in this country)."
Emergency also features Anupam Kher, Mahima Chaudhary, Milind Soman, Shreyas Talpade, Vishak Nair, and the late Satish Kaushik in pivotal roles.