Emergency (2025 film)
| Emergency | |
|---|---|
 Poster with initial release date | |
| Directed by | Kangana Ranaut |
| Screenplay by | Ritesh Shah |
| Story by | Kangana Ranaut |
| Produced by | Zee Studios Kangana Ranaut Renu Pitti |
| Starring |
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| Cinematography | Tetsuo Nagata |
| Edited by | Rameshwar S. Bhagat |
| Music by | Songs: G. V. Prakash Kumar Score: Sanchit Balhara Ankit Balhara |
Production companies | Manikarnika Films Zee Studios |
| Distributed by | Zee Studios |
Release date |
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Running time | 146 minutes[1] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Emergency is an unreleased Indian Hindi-language biographical political drama film directed and co-produced by Kangana Ranaut, based on a screenplay by Ritesh Shah and story written by Ranaut.[2] Based on the Indian Emergency, it stars Ranaut as former Prime Minister of India, Indira Gandhi.[3][4] The film also features Anupam Kher, Shreyas Talpade, Vishak Nair, Mahima Chaudhry, Milind Soman and Satish Kaushik in pivotal roles.
Principal photography commenced in July 2022 and ended in January 2023.[5] It was scheduled for release on 6 September 2024, but it has been postponed as the film failed to clear the censorship requirements of the Central Board of Film Certification.[6][7]
Cast
[edit]- Kangana Ranaut as Indira Gandhi
- Anupam Kher as Jayaprakash Narayan[8]
- Shreyas Talpade as Atal Bihari Vajpayee[9]
- Ashok Chhabra as Morarji Desai
- Mahima Chaudhry as Pupul Jayakar, Indira Gandhi's close confidante[10]
- Milind Soman as Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw[11]
- Vishak Nair as Sanjay Gandhi[12]
- Satish Kaushik as Jagjivan Ram[13]
- Larry Newyorker as Lieutenant General
- Richard Klein as Henry Kissinger
- Scott Alexander Young as Richard Nixon
- Christophe Guybet as Georges Pompidou
- Adhir Bhat as Feroze Gandhi
- Manveer Choudhary as Doordarshan Reporter
- Zeba Hussain as Kamala Nehru
- Cyrille Mansuy as Chef Napoleon
- Chandan Raj as B. D. Jatti
- Raju Kumar as MP Of Opposition[14]
Music
[edit]| Emergency | |
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| Soundtrack album by | |
| Released | 31 August 2024 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Length | 18:47 |
| Language | Hindi |
| Label | Zee Music Company |
| Official audio | |
| Emergency (Audio Jukebox) on YouTube | |
The film features four songs composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar and one song composes by Arko. The film score is composed by Sanchit Balhara and Ankit Balhara. Lyrics are written by Manoj Muntashir. The first single titled "Singhasan Khali Karo" was released on 26 August 2024.[15]
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Singhasan Khali Karo" | Udit Narayan, Nakash Aziz, Nakul Abhyankar | 4:25 |
| 2. | "Ae Meri Jaan" (Music by Arko) | Hariharan | 4:30 |
| 3. | "Shankhnaad Kar" | Nakul Abhyankar, Neeti Mohan, Romy | 3:53 |
| 4. | "Beqarariyaan" | Monali Thakur | 3:27 |
| 5. | "Sarkar Ko Salaam Hai" | Sreerama Chandra | 2:32 |
| Total length: | 18:47 | ||
Release
[edit]Initially announced to release in October–November 2023, the film was re-scheduled to release on 14 June 2024.[16][17] But it was again postponed due to the Lok Sabha elections.[18] The film was then scheduled to release on 6 September 2024.[19]
On 30 August 2024, Ranaut claimed the film was being denied a certificate by the Central Board of Film Certification possibly due to external pressures.[20] The Government of Telangana has also considered a ban on the film due to objections raised by the Sikh community members.[21] Later, the film was postponed due to these reasons.[22]
On 17 October 2024, Ranaut shared on social media that the film had been finally cleared by the CBFC.[23] Finally is set to release on 17 January 2025.[24]
References
[edit]- ^ "REVEALED: Emergency yet to get censor certificate; here are the cuts asked by the CBFC in the Kangana Ranaut-starrer". Bollywood Hungama. 31 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ "Kangana Ranaut's first look from her upcoming film 'Emergency' is out". The Indian Express. 14 July 2022. Archived from the original on 25 August 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
- ^ "Kangana Ranaut to direct Indira Gandhi film Emergency". 24 June 2021. Archived from the original on 25 August 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
- ^ "Emergency First Look". Bollywood Hungama. 14 July 2022. Archived from the original on 23 July 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
- ^ "Emergency Movie by Kangana Ranaut". Bollywood Hungama. 24 November 2023. Archived from the original on 26 August 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
- ^ ""Hugely Demotivating": Kangana Ranaut As 'Emergency' Release Postponed". NDTV. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ Gupta, Shekhar (10 September 2024). "कंगना की फिल्म इमरजेंसी पर क्यों उठे सवाल". Dainik Bhaskar.
- ^ "Anupam Kher Is Introduced As Jaya Prakash Narayanan From Kangana Ranaut's 'Emergency' Movie". The Hans India. 22 July 2022. Archived from the original on 26 August 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
- ^ "Shreyas Talpade plays Atal Bihari Vajpayee in Kangana Ranaut's Emergency". The Hindu. 27 July 2022. Archived from the original on 2 August 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
- ^ "Mahima Chaudhry to play Indira Gandhi's confidante Pupul Jayakar in Kangana Ranaut's Emergency". The Telegraph (India). 20 August 2022. Archived from the original on 20 August 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
- ^ "Kangana Ranaut presents 'dynamic' Milind Soman as Sam Manekshaw in Emergency, reveals his first look. See pic". Hindustan Times. 25 August 2022. Archived from the original on 25 August 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
- ^ "Emergency: Kangana Ranaut Introduces Vishak Nair As Sanjay Gandhi; Check His First Look Here". News18. 13 September 2022. Archived from the original on 13 September 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Kangana Ranaut introduces Satish Kaushik as Jagjivan Ram in her upcoming film 'Emergency'". 28 September 2022. Archived from the original on 8 October 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
- ^ Singh, Deepanshu (4 May 2024). "Echoes of Silence: The Untold Chronicles of Emergency 2024". Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ "Kangana Ranaut starrer Emergency reignites 1975 uprising with the song 'Singhasan Khali Karo'". Bollywood Hungama. 26 August 2024. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- ^ "Kangana Ranaut starrer Emergency set to release on June 14, 2024; to clash with Kartik Aaryan's Chandu Champion". Bollywood Hungama. 23 January 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- ^ "Kangana Ranaut's "Emergency" Release Postponed, Set to Clash with Kartik Aaryan's "Chandu Champion" on June 14, 2024". Bru Times News.
- ^ "Kangana Ranaut's Emergency postponed again due to Lok Sabha elections". Bollywood Hungama. 16 May 2024. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ "Kangana Ranaut starrer Emergency to now release on September 6, 2024". Bollywood Hungama. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ^ "Kangana Ranaut claims Emergency DENIED certification by CBFC amid ban calls: "I am determined to even go to court to protect my film"". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ "Telangana government considering a ban on Kangana Ranaut's Emergency following Sikh community concerns". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ "BREAKING: Kangana Ranaut starrer Emergency postponed; won't release on September 6". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ "Kangana Ranaut's Emergency receives censor certificate; release date to be announced soon". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
- ^ "Kangana Ranaut's 'Emergency' finally gets its release date, Indira Gandhi's biopic to release next year". India TV. 18 November 2024. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
External links
[edit]- Upcoming films
- 2025 films
- 2020s Hindi-language films
- Upcoming Hindi-language films
- Indian biographical films
- Hindi-language biographical films
- Cultural depictions of Indira Gandhi
- Works about the Emergency (India)
- Cultural depictions of Atal Bihari Vajpayee
- Morarji Desai
- Films about Richard Nixon
- Cultural depictions of Henry Kissinger
- Nehru–Gandhi family
- Indian political drama films