New Delhi:

Actress and BJP MP Kangana Ranaut recently announced her much-awaited film emergency To be released on January 17, 2025. This update comes almost a month after the film received the censor certificate from the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC). Emergency, which is written, directed and co-produced by Ranaut, was originally scheduled for release on September 6, but faced several delays before its certification was approved. Kangana Ranaut, who plays former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in the film, shared the release date on Instagram. The caption reads: “17th January 2025 – The epic saga of the country’s most powerful woman and the moment that changed India’s destiny. #Emergency – Released in theaters only on 17.01.2025!”

last month, emergency The censor certificate was granted by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC). In an exclusive interview with NDTV’s Hardika Gupta, Shreyas Talpade, who plays Atal Bihari Bajpayee in the film, talks about getting the censor certificate after several delays. He said, “As an actor, it is obviously upsetting when your film gets delayed after getting clearance from the censor board, announcing the release date and starting promotions. People are waiting for the film. We were waiting for the film.” The release is happening, and the audience is watching it, but most of the time, those reasons are not in our control, and having said that, now that we have got the final approval from the CBFC, as an actor we are extremely happy. I am happy that we got the green signal to release our film.”

ICYDK, this film has been mired in controversy as it tells the story of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, the period of Emergency in India and her assassination by her bodyguards. Last month, the Bombay High Court had directed the Censor Board to consider any objections raised by Sikh bodies, groups or individuals regarding the September 6 release of the film. The CBFC’s screening committee cleared the film with a ‘UA’ certification, on the condition that the filmmakers make three cuts and provide factual sources for some controversial historical statements. Among the suggested edits, the committee recommended that the filmmakers remove or alter specific scenes including the scene that shows Pakistani soldiers attacking Bangladeshi refugees.

emergency It is set against the backdrop of the Emergency in India from 1975 to 1977, a time when civil rights and freedom of the press were severely restricted. The film also stars Shreyas Talpade, Milind Soman, Mahim Choudhary, Anupam Kher, late actor Satish Kaushik, Vishak Nair and others, and the script is written by Ritesh Shah.