Kangana Ranaut got angry over the controversy over ‘Emergency’ and said, “You can’t scare me”
Kangana says that she is not afraid of the threats she is getting. In a conversation with Aaj Tak, she said, “They cannot scare me. I cannot let the voice of this country die. These people may threaten me, shoot me, I am not afraid. This hooliganism is not going to work.” On the controversy surrounding this film, Kangana said that her film is based on facts. The things that are present in the public domain have been included in this film.
Demand to ban the release of ‘Emergency’ in Punjab
On August 27, there was news of a protest against this film outside theaters in Bathinda, Punjab. There is also a demand to ban the release of this film there. An advocate named Iman Singh Khara filed a petition in the Punjab-Haryana High Court demanding a ban on the release of the film. It was said in the petition that Sikhs have been portrayed in a wrong way in this film.
Not only this, the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee has also sent a notice to the producer of ‘Emergency’ and Kangana Ranaut and demanded that an apology be made to the Sikh community. Apart from this, the trailer of this film which was released some time ago has also been demanded to be removed from the digital platform.
Received death threats
Amidst the controversies over the film, a video went viral on social media platform X (earlier Twitter) on August 26. In the video, Vicky Thomas Masih is threatening to kill Kangana if she releases this film. Kangana also re-posted the viral video and tagged Punjab Police, Himachal Police and Maharashtra DGP and demanded action.
This film is going to show the story of the Emergency imposed in the country in the year 1975. Kangana Ranaut is playing the role of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. She is also the director of this film. Apart from her, many other big faces of Bollywood are going to be seen in this film. Like- Anupam Kher, Manisha Koirala, Mahima Chaudhary and Milind Soman. However, earlier Kangana had planned to release this film on 24 November last year. However, then she postponed it to 14 June 2024. However, this film could not be released even in June.