Kangana Ranaut is gearing up for the release of Emergency after much delay. The film faces certification issues and was asked to make cuts before release. The lead star and director has now opened up about the controversies and listed the many ‘wrong choices’ she made while making. She talked about her choice to direct the film and opting for theatrical release.
Kangana told News18 that she was ‘scared’ by the delay in the film’s release. Recalling how CBFC did not certify the film for months, she added, “I felt that it was a wrong decision to release it in theatres. I thought I could have gotten a better deal on OTT. I also wouldn’t have had to go through censorship then and my film wouldn’t have been dissected. I didn’t know what all they (the CBFC) would remove and let us keep.”
Talking about other possible ‘wrong choices’ during she made during the film’s production she added, “I felt that I made the wrong choices on many levels: firstly, wanting to direct this film. I took it for granted that even though we don’t have a Congress government… I previously talked about the movie Kissa Kursi Ka. Nobody has seen that film to date and back then, they burnt all the prints. Also, nobody made films about Mrs Gandhi.”
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“Upon watching Emergency, today’s generation will be surprised to think how she became like that; after all, she became PM three times. I underestimated things and thought that I would be able to get away by making a film on Emergency,” Kangana explained.
Emergency led and directed by Kangana will see her play the titular role of PM Indira Gandhi. The film will explore the final few years of her tenure, features incidents like the Emergency and Operation Bluestar. The film is also led by Anupam Kher, Shreyas Talpade, Ashok Chhabra, Mahima Chaudhry, Milind Soman, Vishak Nair and Satish Kaushik.
Emergency will hit the big screens on January 17.
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