“Nothing To Do With…”: Kangana Ranaut Says She Has “Not Favoured” BJP Or Congress In 'Emergency'
Kangana Ranaut will mark her solo directorial debut with her upcoming film ‘Emergency’, which is set to release this year in November.
Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut, who is known to portray diverse roles with utmost perfection, started her acting journey at a young age and proved her acting mettle with movies like ‘Gangster’ and ‘Woh Lahme’. Kangana Ranaut later cemented her place as one of the most bankable actresses in Bollywood with films like ‘Queen’ and ‘Tanu Weds Manu Returns’. Adding another feather to her cap, she will soon make her solo directorial debut with her upcoming film ‘Emergency’. Along with directing the film, she will also star in the movie as former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
In a new interview with Times Now Navbharat, Kangana Ranaut opened up about her upcoming directorial and responded to the allegations that her film shows Congress in a poor light.
She also responded to claims that the movie will eventually be released around the 2024 Lok Sabha elections as she is an avid supporter of Narendra Modi-led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). However, Kangana Ranaut told Times Now Navbharat that she has not favoured any political party via her film.
Kangana Ranaut said, “If you want to know a person then go for his actions and not his words.”
The interviewer chimed in, “But going by your actions, you are making the film. You are the director.”
The actress replied, “Then you watch the film. The film will be released but I am not sure if it will be released around elections. It has nothing to do with elections and any political party also. I would also like to say that it is also an ode to our prime minister, who has been elected three times. It is her life story, whatever good and bad she did. Like I said, a woman is representative in her own right. But to already assume that I have favoured a political party, this is a wrong perception.”
Talking about the film, Kangana Ranaut also said that while doing research work for ‘Emergency’ she found out that Indira Gandhi was “bullied” in the past.
She said, “Maine khud Emergency me Mrs Gandhi ki biopic me kaam kia hai. Nixon ne unhe kis tarah se treat kia tha, ki buri baat media me bola tha aur kitna bully kia tha unko. But now, with violence and only with love, PM Modi is literally holding the torch of humanity. We, Indians feel so proud.”
‘Emergency’ marks Kangana Ranaut's solo directorial debut. In the film, she plays India's first female Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. It also stars Anupam Kher, Milind Soman, Mahima Chaudhry, late Satish Kaushik and Shreyas Talpade in key roles in the film.
Written by Ritesh Shah of ‘Dhakaad’ fame, the film was announced in 2021. The film is scheduled to release on November 24, 2023.
