Kangana Ranaut compares Indira Gandhi’s life to a ‘Shakespearean tragedy’ ahead of Emergency’s release: ‘Nobody can get offended…’

Kangana Ranaut described former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi's life as a "Shakespearean tragedy" and clarified that the film doesn't judge Gandhi but offers an honest portrayal of the Emergency.

Kangana Ranaut will be seen playing Indira Gandhi in Emergency (Photo: Instagram/kanganaranaut)

Actor and politician Kangana Ranaut, who has faced multiple box office failures in recent years, is set to return to the big screen with the biographical political drama Emergency. In the film, Kangana portrays former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, focusing on the Emergency period of 1975-1977 under Gandhi’s regime. In a recent interaction, the actor described Gandhi’s life as a “Shakespearean tragedy” and clarified that the film doesn’t judge Gandhi but offers an honest portrayal of the Emergency.

Kangana, who has also directed and co-produced the film, shared in an interview with Variety, “Her (Indira Gandhi) life was such a Shakespearean tragedy. It’s not for us to judge or evaluate. It is what it is. When people see the film they will realise that it is such an honest take on the Emergency, what led to it and what eventually came of it.”

Given the sensitive nature of the subject, the film has been scrutinised, particularly because Kangana is a BJP MP from the Mandi constituency in Himachal Pradesh, and she is making a film about a former leader of the opposition party, the Indian National Congress. However, Kangana remains unfazed by the controversies. In the interview, she asserted, “A large team of historians has worked on the film. Nobody can get offended by this kind of honesty.”

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Since starting her political career, Kangana has struggled to focus on her film projects. Speaking about this, she said, “My film work is suffering. My projects are waiting. I’m not able to start my shoots. I’m waiting for more [parliamentary] sessions detail, like winter session, so I can adjust my dates.”

She added, “Being a parliamentarian is a very demanding job. Especially in my constituency, we’ve had floods, so I am all over the place. I have to go to Himachal and see to it that things are being taken care of.”

Emergency also stars Anupam Kher, Shreyas Talpade, Mahima Chaudhry, Milind Soman, and Satish Kaushik in pivotal roles.

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