Emergency (2024 film)

Upcoming Hindi-language 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|

* Kangana Ranaut
* Anupam Kher
* Shreyas Talpade
* Mahima Chaudhry
* Milind Soman
* Satish Kaushik

Cinematography| Tetsuo Nagata
Edited by| Rameshwar S. Bhagat
Music by| Songs:
G. V. Prakash Kumar
Guest Composition:
Arko Pravo Mukherjee
Background Score:
Sanchit Balhara
Ankit Balhara

Production
companies

Manikarnika Films
Zee Studios

Distributed by| Zee Studios

Running time

| 146 minutes[1]
Country| India
Language| Hindi

Emergency is an upcoming 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

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* 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

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Emergency

Soundtrack album by

G. V. Prakash Kumar and Arko

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 music of the film is composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar and Arko while the background 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

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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]

## References

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1. ^ "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.
2. ^ "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.
3. ^ "Kangana Ranaut to direct Indira Gandhi film Emergency". 24 June 2021. Archived from the original on 25 August 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
4. ^ "Emergency First Look". Bollywood Hungama. 14 July 2022. Archived from the original on 23 July 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
5. ^ "Emergency Movie by Kangana Ranaut". Bollywood Hungama. 24 November 2023. Archived from the original on 26 August 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
6. ^ ""Hugely Demotivating": Kangana Ranaut As 'Emergency' Release Postponed". NDTV. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
7. ^ Gupta, Shekhar (10 September 2024). "कंगना की फिल्म इमरजेंसी पर क्यों उठे सवाल". Dainik Bhaskar.
8. ^ "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.
9. ^ "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.
10. ^ "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.
11. ^ "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.
12. ^ "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.
13. ^ "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.
14. ^ Singh, Deepanshu (4 May 2024). "Echoes of Silence: The Untold Chronicles of Emergency 2024". Retrieved 4 May 2024.
15. ^ "Kangana Ranaut starrer Emergency reignites 1975 uprising with the song 'Singhasan Khali Karo'". Bollywood Hungama. 26 August 2024. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
16. ^ "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.
17. ^ "Kangana Ranaut's "Emergency" Release Postponed, Set to Clash with Kartik Aaryan's "Chandu Champion" on June 14, 2024". Bru Times News.
18. ^ "Kangana Ranaut's Emergency postponed again due to Lok Sabha elections". Bollywood Hungama. 16 May 2024. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
19. ^ "Kangana Ranaut starrer Emergency to now release on September 6, 2024". Bollywood Hungama. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
20. ^ "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.
21. ^ "Telangana government considering a ban on Kangana Ranaut's Emergency following Sikh community concerns". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
22. ^ "BREAKING: Kangana Ranaut starrer Emergency postponed; won't release on September 6". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 1 September 2024.

## External links

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* Emergency at IMDb
* Emergency at Bollywood Hungama

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