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2025 Indian film by Kangana Ranaut

Emergency
Theatrical release poster
Directed byKangana Ranaut
Screenplay byRitesh Shah
Story byKangana Ranaut
Produced byKangana Ranaut
Zee Studios
Renu Pitti
Starring
CinematographyTetsuo Nagata
Edited byRameshwar S. Bhagat
Music bySongs:
G. V. Prakash Kumar
Arko
Score:
Sanchit Balhara and Ankit Balhara
Production
companies		Manikarnika Films
Zee Studios
Distributed byZee Studios
Release date
  • 17 January 2025 (2025-01-17)
Running time146 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget₹60 crore
Box office₹10.88 crore

Emergency is a 2025 Indian Hindi-language historical biographical drama film directed and co-produced by Kangana Ranaut, based on a screenplay by Ritesh Shah and story written by Ranaut. Based on the Indian Emergency, it stars Ranaut as former Prime Minister of India, Indira Gandhi.

Principal photography commenced in July 2022 and ended in January 2023. It was originally scheduled for release on 6 September 2024, but was postponed due to pending certification of the Central Board of Film Certification. Later, it was cleared by CBFC and released on 17 January 2025. The film attracted negative reviews upon its release.

Cast

Music

Emergency
Soundtrack album by G. V. Prakash Kumar and Arko
Released31 August 2024
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length18:47
LanguageHindi
LabelZee Music Company
Official audio
Emergency (Audio Jukebox) on YouTube

The film features four songs composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar and one song composed by Arko. The film 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.

No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Singhasan Khali Karo"Udit Narayan, Nakash Aziz, Nakul Abhyankar4:25
2."Ae Meri Jaan" (Music by Arko)Hariharan4:30
3."Shankhnaad Kar"Nakul Abhyankar, Neeti Mohan, Romy3:53
4."Beqarariyaan"Monali Thakur3:27
5."Sarkar Ko Salaam Hai"Sreerama Chandra2:32
Total length:18:47

Release

Initially announced to release in October–November 2023, the film was re-scheduled to release on 14 June 2024. It was again postponed due to the Lok Sabha elections, scheduled to be released on 6 September 2024. On 30 August, Ranaut claimed the film was being denied a certificate by the Central Board of Film Certification, possibly due to external pressures. The Government of Telangana has also considered a ban on the film due to objections raised by the Sikh community members. On 17 October, Ranaut shared on social media that the film had been finally cleared by the CBFC, and the film was released on 17 January 2025. On 11 January 2025, the inaugural special screening of the film took place in Nagpur, India. The event was attended by Union Minister Nitin Gadkari and hosted by Kangna Ranaut and Anupam Kher.

Due to issues between India and Bangladesh, as well as the film's portrayal of the assassination of former PM of Bangladesh, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the film was banned in Bangladesh. Simultaneously, the film also faced protests in Punjab, amid accusations of misrepresenting the Sikh community and getting facts wrong. Upon release, the film was not screened in most places in Punjab due to protests by the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee and other Sikh organizations.

Reception

Critical response

Dhaval Roy of Times of India gave the film 2.5 stars (out of 5) and wrote, "Emergency is hindered by its overly dramatised approach and one-dimensional portrayals. The lack of narrative fluidity and context undermines the attempt to narrate an important chapter in Indian history." Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV called it a "monumental muddle" that demonstrates how not to make a biographical drama, giving the film a rating of 1.5 out of 5 and writing, "The film wades through the early years of Indira Gandhi's life pretty much in the manner that it treats the rest of it—hastily, superficially, and risibly." Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express deemed it as a "confused" biopic that is weak in craft, giving the film 1.5 stars (out of 5) and writing, "For the most part, Emergency is more a scattershot caricature of time, place, and people, riddled with tacky computer graphics." Nandini Ramnath of Scroll deemed it as "parodic" biopic and wrote, "Ranaut's portrayal of Indira Gandhi itself raises the suspicion that the actor who has previously played iconic women leaders—the Queen of Jhansi, J. Jayalalithaa—is parodying the historical biopic this time round." Angel Rani of Deccan Herald gave the film 2 stars (out of 5) and dismissed Ranaut's portrayal of Indira Gandhi as "meek mimicry".

Rahul Desai of The Hollywood Reporter India wrote, "Emergency—which lacks both skill and self-awareness—is yet another brick in the wall of modern Bollywood." Sana Farzeen of India Today rated it 2.5 out of 5 and called it a rushed crash course on Indira Gandhi's life that struggles to delve deeply into key historical events and character motivations. Utkarsh Mishra of Rediff gave the film a rating of 1 out of 5 and panned Ranaut's portrayal, noting that her character is almost always teary-eyed and lacking in confidence with voice modulation that falls flat. Anuj Kumar of The Hindu wrote, "Marked by uneven storytelling, the biopic comes across more as a selective recreation of archival material to serve today's political narrative than a compelling take on the darkest chapter of Indian democracy." Lekha Menon of Khaleej Times gave the film 2 stars (out of 5) noting, "The film feels like a trying-to-be-a-serious school play rather than a refined, complex portrayal of power and corruption."

Box office

The film earned ₹2 crore on its opening day, aided by Cinema Lovers Day, when tickets were available at cheaper price. It made an additional ₹3 crore on the second day, and ₹3.7 crore on the third, for a opening weekend collection of ₹8.7 crore.

As of 20 January 2025, Emergency has grossed ₹10.36 crore (US$1.2 million) in India, with a further ₹0.52 crore (US$60,000) overseas, for a worldwide total of ₹10.88 crore (US$1.3 million).

See also

References

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