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Emergency

Emergency

20253.82h 27m

Overview

Based on true events that unfolded in 1975, the film chronicles incidents that took place under the leadership of Indira Gandhi, one of the most powerful women in Indian history.

Directed by Kangana Ranaut
Written by Ritesh Shah, Kangana Ranaut, Manoj Muntashir
Produced by Kangana Ranaut, Renu Pitti, Umesh Bansal
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Top Cast

Kangana Ranaut

Kangana Ranaut

Indira Gandhi

Anupam Kher

Anupam Kher

Jayaprakash Narayan

Satish Kaushik

Satish Kaushik

Jagjeevan Ram

Shreyas Talpade

Shreyas Talpade

Atal Bihari Vajpayee

Mahima Chaudhry

Mahima Chaudhry

Pupul Jayakar

Milind Soman

Milind Soman

Sam Manekshaw

Darshan Pandya

Darshan Pandya

R. K. Dhawan

Vishak Nair

Vishak Nair

Sanjay Gandhi

Avijit Dutt

Avijit Dutt

Jiddu Krishnamurti

M

Monika Negi

Lady at the Art Exhibition

Themes & Keywords

1970sbiographybased on true storyfemale politicianemergencyindian politicsfarcical

About Emergency

Emergency is a drama, history, war film released in 2025 exploring themes of 1970s, biography, based on true story, female politician, emergency, indian politics. Directed by Kangana Ranaut, it stars Kangana Ranaut, Anupam Kher, Satish Kaushik. Based on true events that unfolded in 1975, the film chronicles incidents that took place under the leadership of Indira Gandhi, one of the most powerful women in Indian history.

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