Kangana Ranaut Claims Court Victory in ‘Emergency’ Case, but No Relief Yet

Kangana Ranaut’s Film Faces Hurdle: Bombay High Court Cannot Direct CBFC to Issue Certificate Due to Madhya Pradesh High Court Order

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Kangana Ranaut’s Emergency Faces Setback

Kangana Ranaut’s movie ‘Emergency’, at the centre of a massive row after Sikh organisations opposed its release, got no relief from the Bombay High Court today. The court said it cannot ask the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) to issue a certificate to the film’s makers as it would contradict a Madhya Pradesh High Court order. Despite the setback, the actor and BJP MP claimed a win in court. “High court has blasted censor for illegally withholding the certificate of #emergency,” she said in a post on X.

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Bombay High Court Denies Censor Board Certificate

The movie is co-produced by Ms Ranaut’s Manikarnika Films and Zee Studios. With the film earlier scheduled for a release on September 6, Zee Entertainment Enterprises approached the Bombay High Court, seeking a direction to Censor Board to issue the certificate that would clear the decks for the film’s release. The setback in Bombay High Court means that the movie is unlikely to release anytime soon.

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The movie, depicting the Emergency imposed by the Indira Gandhi government in 1975, faced controversy after the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee, the main Sikh religious authority, alleged that it misrepresents Sikhs and called for a ban. Kangana Ranaut later announced that the Censor Board had put the certificate for her film on hold. Government sources revealed that religious organizations have raised concerns about the film. “Religious sentiments cannot be hurt. The movie contains some sensitive content,” a source stated, adding that the Centre is seriously addressing these concerns.