Kangana Ranaut has agreed to cuts suggested in film Emergency: Censor Board to HC

The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) told the Bombay High Court on Monday that actor-producer Kangana Ranaut has agreed to the cuts suggested by the CBFC in her film Emergency.

A division bench of Justices BP Colabawalla and Firdosh Pooniwalla was hearing a petition filed by the film's co-producer Zee Entertainment Enterprises, seeking a direction to the CBFC to issue a certificate for the film, helmed by Ranaut.

The film, which was initially slated for a September 6 release, has been embroiled in a battle with the Censor Board for non-issuance of a certificate for its release.

Kangana, who has directed and co-produced the film besides playing the lead role of the former prime minister, the late Indira Gandhi, had accused the CBFC of stalling certification to delay the release.

The biographical drama is caught up in controversy after some Sikh organisations, including the Shiromani Akali Dal objected, accusing it of misrepresenting the community and getting historical facts wrong.

During the hearing on Monday, advocate Sharan Jagtiani, representing Zee Entertainment, told the high court that Kangana has informed them about the revised changes that they (CBFC) wanted to make.