Kangana Ranaut Should Apologise To India For Making 'Irresponsible' Film Emergency, Sikh Orgs Demand

Emergency Movie Controversy: The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Monday issued notices to actor Kangana Ranaut, the Centre, censor board and others on a PIL challenging the screening of her upcoming Hindi film Emergency on the ground it contains scenes that violate fundamental rights of Sikhs.

Notices have been issued to the Centre, the MP government, the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC), Manikarnika Films Pvt Ltd, Zee Studios Ltd, Zee Studios Chief Business Officer Umesh K Bansal, YouTube, Instagram and Facebook India Online Services Pvt Ltd.

This came after Kangana said her film is still stuck with the censor board contrary to reports that it has been cleared for release.

Unconditional apology demanded from Kangana

Furthermore, the plea seeks direction to Kangana Ranaut and other respondents to tender an unconditional apology to the entire nation for making such an "irresponsible" film and pay exemplary damages to a Sikh charitable organization/institution.

A division bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva and Justice Vinay Saraf here issued the notices, returnable in 24 hours, to respondents during preliminary hearing on the PIL filed by two Sikh organisations. The Jabalpur Sikh Sangat and the Shri Guru Singh Sabha, Indore, have filed the plea stating that Sikhs are directly affected by the film and have thus chosen to move the court for protection of their dignity and honour enshrined in the Constitution.

Kangana receives death threats over alleged controversial content in Emergency

The BJP Lok Sabha MP from Himachal Pradesh's Mandi portrays former prime minister Indira Gandhi in the film scheduled for release on September 6. According to reports, it has been delayed. The biographical political drama film has been directed and co-produced by the 38-year-old actor, the lawyer said. 

In a video message posted on X, the actor claimed she and CBFC members had received threats, and that she is under pressure not to show in the film the assassination of Indira Gandhi by her Sikh bodyguards in 1984.

(With inputs from PTI)