‘Emergency’ release delayed: Why is Kangana Ranaut movie controversial. 5 points

Actor and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Kangana Ranaut’s upcoming movie ‘Emergency’, which was scheduled to release on September 6, has been shelved amid demands by Sikh leaders for a ban on depictions of the community.

Kangana played the role of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi Also the director of the movie. The release of the film’s trailer created a stir in Punjab. The movie is yet to get the green signal from the certification board.

‘Offensive and unfair’

Kangana called X on September 2Demotivating and unfairt.’

“The law of the land is that anyone can show unimaginable amounts of violence and nudity OTT platform Without any consequences or censorship, one can even distort real life events to suit their politically motivated nefarious purposes, there is all the freedom for communists or leftists around the world to express such opposition,” Kangana said in a post on X.

‘IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack’

Mandi MP was, perhaps, referring to the Netflix series – ‘IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack’ – which has been accused of deflecting blame from Pakistani terrorists involved in the hijacking of an Indian Airlines flight in 1999.

D Netflix is ​​a content staple News agency ANI reported that the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (Ministry of Information and Broadcasting) has summoned on September 3 for the controversy surrounding the platform’s ‘IC814’ web series.

“…but as a nationalist no OTT platform allows us to make films that revolve around India’s integrity and unity, seems like censorship is only for some of us who don’t want this nation’s tookday and make films on historical truth. This is extremely disappointing and unfair,” Kangana said in her post.

Dialogue by Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale

Why did ‘urgent’ trigger a row? Objections are mainly from Sikh groups. They argue that the film’s trailer released earlier misrepresents their community, particularly through its Khalistani separatist character. Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale.

According to reports, the trailer contains a dialogue attributed to Bhindranwale that says, “Your party wants votes and we want Khalistan.” The dialogue has apparently irked Sikh groups, who claim that Bhindranwale never made such a claim.

Bhindranwale was the leading figure Khalistan movementAlthough he did not personally advocate a separate Sikh nation.

‘Historically Incorrect’

D Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) also objected to the film. The committee had written to the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) and the Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, seeking to ban the film. The committee argued that the film could incite hatred and further misrepresent the Sikh community.

Shiromani Akali Dal It also sent a legal notice to the board to stop the release of the film, claiming it was “inciting communal tension” and “spreading misinformation”.

The Shiromani Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC) has also issued a legal notice demanding the removal of the trailer and a public apology, citing that Bhindranwal’s portrayal in the movie is ‘historically inaccurate’.

D Film board An NDTV report quoting sources said, asked to make further cuts. The board said it would consider the sentiments of each community, the report said.

Previous political row

Kangana, who won the 2024 Lok Sabha elections as a BJP candidate from Mandi in her home state of Himachal Pradesh, has created a stir. political row About his speech even before his movie ‘Emergency’.

A vocal supporter of it Prime Minister Narendra Modi Even before joining the BJP ahead of the 2024 general elections, Kangana had created a row about her thoughts on India’s independence.

In a TV channel conference in November 2021, he said that the independence India got in 1947 was ‘vek’ or ‘begging’. He said, actually the citizens of India have got it Real freedom in 2014When Narendra Modi took oath as Prime Minister for the first time.