Emergency
Emergency, the much awaited Kangana Ranaut’s directorial political drama ends in new trouble as CBFC delayed the releases of the film.
Historian Makkhan Lal, who has been appointed as ‘subject expert’ by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) for Kangana Ranaut’s political biopic Emergency, has defended the film in an interaction with India Today.
The political drama follows the life and Prime Ministership of PM Indira Gandhi which has been stuck with the CBFC for months leading to a delay in its release as well.
Kangana Ranaut as Indira Gandhi in political drama Emergency
Makkhan Lal clarified that Emergency was based on facts and that it did not portray the late Prime Minister negatively.
He said ,”The film is totally based on facts, and they have not changed the truth. I believe the filmmakers are sensitive to the situation depicted. While every political leader has shortcomings, the film does not depict Indira Gandhi’s bad characteristics.”
New controversy
As the political drama film awaits certification from the CBFC, the censor board has filed an affidavit in the Bombay High Court saying that the film can be released but with cuts.
The affidavit includes Makkhan Lal’s name as the subject expert. Members of the Sikh community had raised objections on the film, following which the CBFC had convened a review committee.
In a recent conversation with a media house ,he said, “Does Bhindranwale represent the entire Sikh community? If so, why do other figures from the community, such as former Congress Chief Minister Beant Singh or Parkash Singh Badal, differ from him? Why is criticising Bhindranwale seen as an insult to the Sikh community? Who shot Mrs Indira Gandhi? If they were Sikhs, that is a fact. How can this be denied?”
The Kangana Ranaut’s directorial biographical political drama film was set to release on September 6 but had to be postponed after it failed to receive the Central Board of Film Chamber’s certification.