Monday , November 25 2024

Kangana Ranaut: Jabalpur High Court bans film 'Emergency' | News India

Kangana Ranaut's film Emergency was scheduled to release on September 6, but the film has been mired in controversies even before its release. Jabalpur High Court has banned the release of this film. At present, only the online certificate serial number has been issued for the film but it has still not been given a certificate by the Censor Board. Not only this, the trailer of this film has also been banned.

Why protest?

Some people and representatives of the Sikh community have raised objections to the film regarding some scenes in the film. A petition was filed against the film and a ban was demanded on its screening. The High Court directed to consider it. It has also said that if there is any objection even after the release of the film, the petitioner can come to the court.

Hearing in Bombay High Court

The film's co-production company Zee Entertainment Enterprise approached the Bombay High Court seeking an 'emergency' release and censor certificate. The Bombay High Court has dismissed the petition. The petition claims that the censor board has arbitrarily and illegally withheld the censor certificate of the film. The petition was put up for urgent hearing before a division bench of Justices BP Colabawala and Firdaus Poonawala. The hearing will take place today.

protests in punjab

On the other hand, the controversy of the film Emergency is also being seen in Punjab. His film is facing huge opposition in Punjab. People of the Sikh community say that their wrong image has been shown in the film and facts have been distorted. Kangana Ranaut will be seen in the role of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in 'Emergency'. Talking about the story of this film, it is based on the 1975 'Emergency'. Apart from Kangana, Anupam Kher, Shreyas Talpade, Mahima Chaudhary will also be seen in important roles in the film.