Kangana Ranaut Confirms 'Emergency Postponed', Says New Date To Be Announced Soon'

Kangana Ranaut has finally confirmed that her movie ‘Emergency’ has been postponed. It was supposed to hit theatres on Friday, September 6 but has not received certification from the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) yet. On Friday, Kangana took to her X (formerly known as Twitter) account and shared that a new release date for her directorial will be announced soon.

“With a heavy heart I announce that my directorial Emergency has been postponed, we are still waiting for the certification from censor board, new release date will be announced soon, thanks for your understanding and patience (sic),” she wrote.

This comes two days after the Bombay High Court refused to pass any order in the wake of a directive by the Madhya Pradesh HC directing CBFC to consider objections to the movie before certifying it. The High Court directed the censor board to consider the objections raised against the film and then certify it by September 18.

Last week, Kangana opened up about Emergency not getting a clearance from CBFC and shared that she will fight for her movie. “It’s getting too late. I hope the film comes on time. Otherwise, I am determined to fight for it. I am determined to even go to court to protect my film. To save my right as an individual. You can’t change history and scare us by threats,” she told IANS.

“We have to show the history. An almost 70-year-old woman was shot 30-35 times in her house… Someone must have killed her. Now you want to show it… Because apparently, you think you can hurt someone. But you have to show the history. So how did she die?” the actress added. Later, Kangana also claimed that CBFC is withholding Emergency certificate ‘illegally’.

Kangana Ranaut is not just playing the lead in Emergency but is also directing it. Besides Kangana, the film also stars Anupam Kher, Milind Soman, Mahima Chaudhry and Shreyas Talpade among others. While Shreyas Talpade will be seen playing the role of Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Anupam Kher will be seen as Jayaprakash Narayan. Late actor Satish Kaushik will also be seen as Former Deputy Prime Minister of India, Jagjivan Ram.

However, the film has been facing boycotts and ban calls. Several Sikh organisations have accused the film of presenting the community in the wrong light. The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) and the Akhal Takht have also demanded an immediate ban on the film, claiming it tries to “character assassinate” Sikhs by creating a narrative against them.