"Sensitive Content": Government Sources On Kangana Ranaut's 'Emergency'

The release date of the Kangana Ranaut-starrer movie 'Emergency' has been postponed due to concerns raised by several Sikh bodies over the misrepresentation of the community. The government has taken the concerns seriously, and the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) has yet to grant a certificate to the movie. Kangana Ranaut, who plays the role of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, expressed her frustration over the postponement and censorship.

 She compared her movie to the Netflix series 'IC814: The Kandahar Hijack' which has also courted controversy over the names of the hijackers. Ranaut stated that censorship seems to only apply to films based on historic facts and those that promote nationalism and unity. Several Sikh organizations, including the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) and the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), have demanded a ban on the release of the movie, claiming that it may "incite communal tensions" and "spread misinformation". 

The movie was initially scheduled for release on November 24, 2023, but its release date has been deferred multiple times. Ranaut, who is also the director, writer, and co-producer of 'Emergency', termed the new development "hugely demotivating and unjust". She also mentioned that she was under pressure not to show the assassination of the former prime minister by her security guards in the movie.

 The movie is facing a roadblock just a week after Ranaut was reprimanded by the BJP leadership over her comments on the farmers' protest. The government has summoned the Netflix India content chief Monika Shergill over the 'IC814: The Kandahar Hijack' controversy, and sources stated that the government is taking the concerns seriously.

Puri Jagannadh: డబుల్ ఇస్మార్ట్ దెబ్బ.. కాస్ట్లీ ప్రాప‌ర్టీ అమ్మేసిన పూరి జగన్నాథ్.?

విజయ్ దేవరకొండతో లైగర్ అనే సినిమా చేశారు. భారీ అంచనాల మధ్య విడుదలైన ఈ సినిమా దారుణంగా నిరాశపరిచింది. పూరి ఫ్యాన్స్ ఈ సినిమా దెబ్బ నుంచి ఇంకా కోలుకోలేదు కూడా.. సినిమా విడుదలకు ముందు కుమ్మేస్తుంది.. ఆగ్ లాగాదేంగే అన్నారు. తీరా సినిమా బెడిసికొట్టింది. ఆ సినిమా తర్వాత ఇప్పుడు డబుల్ ఇస్మార్ట్ సినిమాతో ప్రేక్షకుల ముందుకు వచ్చారు.

With housefly as its hero, Telugu film Eega has buzzzzz

Making a hero out of an ordinary housefly and managing to create a huge buzz around it. That is what makers of Telugu film Eega have managed to do. It will have a multilingual release, first in Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam this Friday. The Hindi version will release about two weeks later.

Even before its release, the story of revenge of a housefly, Eega in Telugu and Naan Ee in Tamil, has created more than a buzz in the film world. In just two weeks, its trailors got five lakh hits on Youtube, impressive for a film where a housefly plays the hero.

"When I say I am making a film on a housefly, there will be wonder, smile. What would be the story? How can you make a fly act? 10-15 percent there will be heckling and thinking has he gone mad? I am still okay with that. But you can't ignore it. That is the USP of the film," said director S.S. Rajamouli

Rajamouli says Eega started as a small-budget experimental film but grew big as it developed. With over 90 minutes of visual effects and realistic animation, the film cost upto 35 crore rupees and will have a multilingual release.

"First time in Indian cinema you have realistic animation characters,'' added Rajamouli.

Rajamouli delivered a super-hit with Magadheera, starring Chiranjeevi's son Ram Charan Teja, and another hit with Maryada Ramanna that had no big stars. Making a hero out of a housefly is certainly going to be a much, much bigger challenge.