Kangana Ranaut drops update on Emergency release date

After much anticipation, the political drama Emergency starring Kangana Ranaut has received censor clearance and is now scheduled for a theatrical release on January 17, 2025.

As readers would be aware, the film, inspired by true events, had to face a long battle of censorship considering that it revolved around a very controversial and turbulent period of emergency from the 1970s.

Taking to social media, Kangana Ranaut shared a poster from the film which also included Anupam Kher, Shreyas Talpade, Milind Soman, among others.

The film has Kangana Ranaut essaying the role of the former Prime Minister and the only female Prime Minister of India, Indira Gandhi along with Anupam Kher as politician and activist Jayaprakash Narayan, Shreyas Talpade as Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Mahima Chaudhary as Pupal Jayakar, Milind Soman as Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw, among others.

The film also features a powerful supporting cast, including the likes of Vishak Nair, Ashok Chabra, Richard Klein, the late Satish Kaushik, among others. Each actor plays a pivotal role in bringing the nuanced political and personal dynamics of the era to the screen.