Emergency NOT Released In Punjab, Theatre Owners Take BIG Decision Against Kangana Ranaut’s Film
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The decision comes at a time when Kangana Ranaut’s film is facing backlash for allegedly defaming Sikhs.
Kangana Ranaut is not just playing the lead in Emergency but has also directed it. (Photo: X)
People in Punjab will not be able to watch Kangana Ranaut’s Emergency. Theatre owners in the state have made a big decision against the political drama. While the film has been released all over India today, cinema owners in Punjab have decided not to screen the movie. However, it should be noted that the administration has not imposed any ban on the film in the state.
The decision comes at a time when Kangana Ranaut’s film is facing backlash for allegedly defaming Sikhs. On Thursday, Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) president Harjinder Singh Dhami also wrote a letter to Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and demanded a ban on the movie in the state.
“While lodging its protest, the SGPC has already sent its executive committee resolution to the state chief secretary in which it was clearly stated that the screening of this movie would not be allowed in Punjab because it has been made under a scheme to defame Sikhs. “The resolution demanded the Punjab government ban the screening of the movie in the state. However, sadly, the Punjab government led by you (Bhagwant Mann) did not take any step in this direction. If the movie is released on January 17, it would enrage the Sikh world, which is natural,” the letter read.
“By hiding facts related to attacks on the holiest shrine of the Sikhs, Sri Harmandar Sahib, the top temporal seat, Akal Takht Sahib, and other gurdwaras and the Sikh genocide (of 1984), this movie works to spread venom under an anti-Sikh agenda. So, we again demand a ban on screening this movie in Punjab. If released, we will be forced to strongly protest it,” Dhami added.
Kangana Ranaut is not just playing the lead in Emergency but has also directed it. The film explores the 21-month Emergency imposed by former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, from 1975 to 1977, often referred to as the darkest chapter of independent India.
Besides Ranaut, Emergency also stars Anupam Kher as Jayaprakash Narayan, Shreyas Talpade as Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Mahima Chaudhry as Pupul Jayakar, Milind Soman as Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw and Vishak Nair as Sanjay Gandhi.
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