Emergency: Kangana Ranaut Drops Hard-Hitting Teaser Chronicling Dark Days of India's History; Watch

Kangana Ranaut’s upcoming film Emergency has finally got a new release date and the teaser has dropped. The actress took to her social media handles to drop the teaser of the film on Tuesday, January 23. Earlier today, sharing a new poster of herself as Indira Gandhi, Kangana revealed that the film is now scheduled to be released on June 14, 2024. Although the film’s release was postponed to avoid clashes, the new release date now clashes with Kartik Aaryan’s Chandu Champion.

The teaser opens with June 25, 1975 when Indira Gandhi’s government declared a state of emergency in India. Kangana’s modulated voice to fit in the late PM’s voice takes over soon over. Anupam Kher, who plays the role of Jayaprakash Narayan in the film, also makes an impactful appearance behind the bars in the teaser. Check it out here:

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Earlier, taking to her Instagram handle, Kangana wrote, “Unlock the story behind India’s darkest hour. Announcing #Emergency on 14th June 2024. Witness history comes alive as the most feared & fiercest Prime Minister #IndiraGandhi thunders into cinemas #Emergency in cinemas on 14th June 2024.” Kangana has not only essayed the lead but has also directed the film.

The film revolves around the life of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, who had imposed the Emergency in the country in 1975. It also stars Anupam Kher in the role of opposition leader J P Narayan, Shreyas Talpade as former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Milind Soman as Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw.

The film was earlier supposed to be released in November last year. However, Kangana then announced, “Dear friends, I have an important announcement to make, Emergency movie is the culmination of my entire life’s learnings and earnings as an artist. Emergency is not just a film for me, it’s a test of my worth and character as an individual. The tremendous response that our teaser and other units got from everyone encouraged us all.”