Kangana Ranaut’s Emergency gets a release date

Kangana Ranaut-starrer and debut directorial Emergency now has a release date. The film will hit theatres on June 14 this year.

Making the announcement on social media while sharing a new poster from the film, Kangana wrote, “Unlock the story behind India’s darkest hour. Announcing Emergency on 14th June 2024 Witness history come alive as the most feared & fiercest Prime Minister Indira Gandhi thunders into cinemas Emergency in cinemas on 14th June 2024.” (sic)

Emergency was previously slated to release on November 24 last year but the date was shifted because “of all the changes in my back-to-back releasing films calendar,” as Kangana had stated on X.

The film will mark Kangana's debut as a solo director and is set against the backdrop of India in the 1970s when Indira Gandhi imposed the Emergency. It was a 21-month time period between 1975 and 1977 when civil liberties were suspended and elections were cancelled.

Emergency also features actors Anupam Kher, Satish Kaushik, Mahima Chaudhary, Milind Soman, Shreyas Talpade and Vishak Nair. Noted writer Ritesh Shah has penned the screenplay and dialogues of the film. A Manikarnika Films presentation, Emergency is produced by Renu Pitti and Kangana.