Ahead Of ‘Emergency’ Release, Kangana Opens Up About Her ‘Wrong Choices’

Mumbai: Days ahead of the release of her directorial debut film ‘Emergency’, actress-turned-politician Kangana Ranaut opened up about the ‘wrong choices’ she made.

In a recent interview with News18, Kangana shared that she made a mistake by choosing to direct ‘Emergency’ and opting for a theatrical release.

“I felt that I made the wrong choices on many levels: firstly, wanting to direct this film. I took it for granted that even though we don’t have a Congress government… I previously talked about the movie Kissa Kursi Ka. Nobody has seen that film to date and back then, they burnt all the prints. Also, nobody made films about Mrs Gandhi. Upon watching Emergency, today’s generation will be surprised to think how she became like that; after all, she became PM three times. I underestimated things and thought that I would be able to get away by making a film on Emergency,” said Kangana.

Talking about the Central Board for Film Certification (CBFC) decision and delay in the film’s release, an apparently ‘scared’ Kangana said, “I felt that it was a wrong decision to release it in theatres. I thought I could have gotten a better deal on OTT. I also wouldn’t have had to go through censorship then and my film wouldn’t have been dissected. I didn’t know what all they (the CBFC) would remove and let us keep.”

The CBFC, which reports to the Union Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, is a body that certifies all films releasing in India, whether they are fit for public consumption or not.

The upcoming political thriller ‘Emergency’ stars Kangana as former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and revolves around the emergency in the country from 1975 to 1977.

The film also features Anupam Kher, Shreyas Talpade, Ashok Chhabra, Mahima Chaudhry, Milind Soman, Vishak Nair and Satish Kaushik in pivotal roles.

The film will be released in theatres on January 17.