Bombay High Court Denies Immediate Release Certificate for Kangana Ranaut's Film "Emergency"

The Bombay High Court refused to order the immediate release certificate of Kangana Ranaut's upcoming film Emergency. The court has also refused to stay the order of the Madhya Pradesh High Court, which said that the censor board should consider the objections being registered on the film before issuing a certificate.

Earlier this film was to be released on 6 September, but the court ordered to issue a certificate by 18 September after considering the objections. The company producing the film had filed a petition in the Bombay High Court and requested the court to order the Central Board of Film Certification to issue a certificate for this film. The bench of Justice BP Colabawala and Justice Firdaus Pooniwala said that if there was no order of the Madhya Pradesh High Court, then today itself the CBFC would have been ordered to issue certification for the film. The producers also told the court that the censor board has the certificate ready, but the board is not issuing it due to fear of deteriorating law and order.

Former Prime Minister of the country Indira Gandhi imposed an emergency on 25 June 1975, fearing internal unrest in the country. During this time many opposition leaders were also put in jail. Censorship was also imposed on the press during the emergency and every possible effort was made to control the courts. Kangana Ranaut's upcoming film is based on these events. Kangana has played the role of Indira Gandhi in the film. Many Sikh organizations including Shiromani Akali Dal have accused this film of tampering with the Sikh community and historical facts. Also, the events have been presented in a distorted manner.