Emergency Release Delay 'A Loss For All', Says Kangana Ranaut; Urges CBFC To Take Action At Earliest

Kangana Ranaut starrer Emergency embroiled in a controversy soon after the actress unveiled the trailer. The Sikh community slammed the makers and requested the court to ban the movie as it showed their community in a bad light. Amid this, the Central Board of Film Certification delayed the certification owing to which the movie got postponed (slated to release in early September). As the makers are still awaiting the certification, the Bombay High Court on Thursday directed CBFC to decide whether the film is fit or unfit for release by September 25.

A day after the Bombay High Court's stern warning to CBFC, Kangana Ranaut has reacted and opened up about the repercussions being faced by the makers due to delay.

'I did not get any support from the film industry'

In an interview with ANI, Kangana Ranaut opened up about the loss Emergency makers are facing owing to the delay. The actress said she didn't get support from the film industry and made the movie on a "huge budget" along with Zee. She urged the CBFC to take responsibility and release the movie as soon as possible.

"I know how I made this film... I did not get any support from the film industry. It's made on a huge budget. I along with Zee and other partners created Emergency, and now with the release delay, everyone is bearing a huge loss. Delay release is a loss for all. I think the censor board should take the responsibility to release this film at the earliest," she said.

Bombay High Court reprimands CBFC for being a ‘fence sitter’ in Emergency release date controversy

In the hearing on September 19, the Bombay High Court division bench of Justices Burgess Colabawalla and Firdosh Pooniwalla reprimanded the CBFC for ‘dragging its feat’ from the decision. As per Livelaw, Justice Colabawalla, also questioned how people get affected by such depictions in films, "Why do people get affected like this? My community is made fun of, in almost every film. We laugh along and don't consider it is against our community," the judge, who is a Parsi, remarked.

The judges also questioned the CBFC for belittling the intelligence of the people of India and said the issue of objecting to the release of films needs to stop otherwise what about the creative freedom and the freedom of speech and expression in our country?

Emergency is based on the life of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and the dark phase of Indian history, the Indian Emergency which lasted for 21 months from 1975 to 1977.