Kangana Ranaut is back on the big screen, but this time not only with her acting stint; she has taken over the chair of director for the first time. Her much-awaited biographical political drama ‘Emergency’ is out in cinemas after much delay. If you are willing to watch Emergency, then it is highly recommended that you read this detailed review of the film beforehand. The movie is touted to be a political biopic of Indira Gandhi and, most briefly, of the time when she imposed an Emergency in the country in 1975. However, the story of the film begins with her childhood time, and with bookmarking a few major events of the country, the plot reaches the era of her prime ministership. The film revolves mostly around her struggle to liberate Bangladesh and post her imposition of Emergency in the country. However, other incidents, including her assassination, are covered in the film in a gist.
On acting front, the film solely belongs to Kangana Ranaut, who portrayed the role of former late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on the screen. If you belong to those times when you somewhere saw Indira Gandhi on the screen or heard her on the radio, then you are bound to connect with the time and take a trip down memory lane. However, many other important characters of the political timeframe fail to impress, but Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw (played by Milind Soman) will steal your hearts even with his less screen time. Other characters can be called ‘okayish’ but not that impactful.
Apart from acting the most important role that Kangana had was the film’s direction. Since it was her directorial debut and some people have a notion of considered a biopic an easy one to begin with and so was the case. However, she perfectly managed the easy job. Of course, the tough one with acting BUT the first half of the film might be a bit boring for some as it begins when she was a teenager, watching her father in a political scenario, her struggle to get into the limelight. Still, the main ‘Dhamaka’ of the film begins when the story enters the time of the Indo-Pak War of 1971 (Bangladesh Liberation).
The movie is fine, and one with an eagerness to know about the intensity of the time during the Emergency must give it a try. And, if you are a political analyst and enthusiast, then one must give the movie a chance. It won’t give you goosebumps throughout but will surely showcase the ‘darkest chapter’ after India’s Independence in front of you with a blend of Indira Gandhi’s personal and political life till her death. Overall, the movie ‘Emergency’ deserves three out of 5 stars for Kangana’s effort in all segments.
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Emergency: Kangana Ranaut brings ‘epic saga’ of Indira Gandhi to life but others fail to deliver
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Kangana Ranaut shares birthday message, apologises to people she has hurt
Kangana Ranaut seems intent on celebrating her 36th birthday on a positive note. She took to Instagram on Thursday and shared a message for her followers, fans and even haters. She, for the first time, even apologised to those she might have hurt with her statements.
Kangana, who is in Udaipur for her birthday, is seen in a green and pink silk saree with a massive golden necklace, golden earrings and a red bindi, i the video. She began her message by thanking her mother and father for their support and her gurus (Sadhguru and Swami Vivekanand) for their teachings. She then addressed her ‘shatrus’ (enemies) as well.
“Mere shatru, jinhone aajtak mujhe kabhi araam nahi karne diya. Chahe jitni bhi safalta mili, phir bhi mujhe safalta ke marg pe tatpar rakha. Mujhe ladna, sangharsh karna sikhaya. Unki bhi main humesha abhaari rahugi (My enemies who never let me rest. No matter how successful I got, they kept me on my toes, on the path to success. They taught me how to fight, struggle. I will forever be grateful to them).”
“Doston meri vichaardhara bahut saral hai, mera achran, soch bhi bahut saral hai aur main humesha hi sabka accha chahti hu. Iske chalte agar maine kabhi kisi ke liye deshhit mein ya larger picture ke liye maine kisi ke liye kuch kaha ho aur unko uska dukh hua ho, thess lagi ho, main uske liye bhi shama chahti hu (Friends, my ideology is very simple. My conduct, thoughts are simple and I always want good things for everyone. So I apologise to anyone I might have hurt with things I said about the country’s welfare),” she said. She added that she only has ‘sneh, suvichaar (affection, good thoughts)’ for everyone.
Only a couple days ago, Kangana had been targeting singer-actor Diljit Dosanjh on Twitter. She hinted that the police will soon arrest him for his ‘support’ for Khalistanis. She has previously also feuded with Alia Bhatt, Swara Bhasker, Aamir Khan and Taapsee Pannu. Source: HT -
Kangana Ranaut calls film industry ‘crass and crude’
Considered an outlier in Bollywood who doesn’t hold back when it comes to expressing her opinion on the Hindi film industry, Kangana Ranaut is back raising eyebrows with her tweets.
The actor dropped a series of cryptic tweets, calling the film industry “Crass and crude.”
“Film industry is so crass and crude that whenever they want to project success of any endeavour/creation/art, they throw flashing currency digits in your face, as if art has no other purpose.. it exposes their lowly standards and the kind of deprived lives they live…,” the actor tweeted.
“Primitively art blossomed in temples and reached literature/theatres and eventually inside cinemas. It is an industry but not designed for major economic gains like other billion/trillion dollar businesses, that’s why art/artists are worshipped not industrialists or billionaires,” Kangana added.
Kangana’s comments come on the day of release of Shah Rukh Khan’s much-awaited ‘Pathaan’, which opened to a bumper response.
The Thalaivii actor further wrote, “So even if artists indulge in polluting the very fibre of art and culture in the nation, they must do it discreetly not shamelessly…” Source: ANI
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Working with Kangana Ranaut was a massive mistake: Hansal Mehta
Kangana Ranaut is among the biggest stars in India. With films like Queen, Manikarnika, Thalaivii and more – she has proved that she’s here to stay for long. However, her journey has been full of controversies. One of the controversies was around her film Simran with Hansal Mehta. Reports had it that Kangana Ranaut took over the direction of the film and Hansal Mehta was not happy with it. He has spoken about it time and again after Simran flopped at the box office. Once again, Hansal Mehta has called Simran a ‘massive mistake’. In an interview with Mashable India, Hansal Mehta once again revisited Simran and revealed that he did not gel with the actress on the sets. When asked if she took over the editing of film, he stated that there was nothing to take over as all the footage was shot by her. He was quoted saying, “Edit nahi takeover kia the usne, to be fair to her, but edit take over karne ke liye kuch tha nahi kyunki material hi vahi tha jo usne shoot karvaya tha (She did not take over the edit, to be fair to her, but there was nothing to take over in the edit. We only had the material that she had shot).” He, however, did praise the actress and called her talented. But he feels that Kangana Ranaut has limited to herself. He gave the example of She’s on fire song from Dhakaad and mentioned that she was talking about herself. He was further quoted saying, “Abhi kuch gaana aaya uska… (She had a song recently…) she is a woman on fire… you are basically talking about yourself. You know these are things you aspire for yourself, you put it there. It’s not even my place to criticise what choices she makes. She’s a big star, even today and she is a very good actor, I maintain that and working with her, we didn’t gel. Working with her was a massive mistake.”
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Kangana Ranaut sports seven looks for ‘Dhaakad’!
Actress Kangana Ranaut has sported seven strong and intense looks for her upcoming film ‘Dhaakad’, whose trailer is all set to drop on Tuesday. As Agent Agni, the actress will stun audiences with her seven different looks and multiple combat scenes which have been designed and choreographed by international technicians. Kangana Ranaut will be seen in unique hairdos and in combat attire showcasing her warrior avatar. Along with the trailer, the actress will surprise the audience with a action-packed first look on the big screen as it will be attached to ‘KGF: Chapter 2’. Director Razneesh Ghai adds, “A new action star is on the rise, with Dhaakad, Kangana truly becomes the master of disguises. Each look is unique and we’ve never seen Kangana do action like this before” The film also stars Divya Dutta and Arjun Rampal as the antagonists. ‘Dhaakad’ will see Arjun and Kangana battling each other and their duels are clearly to be relished on the big screen. It is no less than the clash of the titans and the combat sequences have a never seen before quality to them. ‘Dhaakad’ is designed as an international level spy thriller, directed by Razneesh Razy Ghai and produced by Deepak Mukut and Sohel Maklai. It is presented by Soham Rockstar Entertainment Pvt Ltd in association with Kamal Mukut, Sohel Maklai Productions and Asylum films.
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Kangana in trouble again; FIR against actress for ‘spreading hatred’
Kangana Ranaut never escapes legal trouble or trouble in general. A new FIR has been filed against the troublemaker actress Kangana Ranaut at Khar police station Mumbai regarding her Instagram Story over spreading ‘hate speech’ for Sikhs in her story. A delegation of the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee led by its President Manjinder Singh Sirsa met senior police officials in Mumbai on Monday. The delegation briefed officials that time and again Kangana is involved in hurting Sikh sentiments and that legal action should be initiated against her.
An FIR directly under section 295A has been registered against the Manikarnika actress for her spreading hate on social media. Kangana Ranaut, has a following of 7.9M people on Instagram where she posted ‘khalistani terrorists may be arm twisting the government today but let’s not forget one woman, the only woman prime minister ne inn ko apni jhutti ke niche crush kiya the…’. She was referring to Indira Gandhi who launched the operation Blue Star at Golden Temple Amritsar in the year 1984’
This post offended Sikhs in millions and later she had to face repercussions of the hate speech she had spread. Akali Dal leader and spokesperson, Sirsa said that Kangana doesn’t deserve Padma Shri and this honour should be taken back from her by the President of India. He added that the actress should either be in jail or a mental hospital for making such statements against the Sikh community.
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‘I have always done Dhaakad things in life,’ says Kangana Ranaut
Kangana Ranaut, who took to social media to share a four-looks-in-one poster of her upcoming film, Dhaakad, launched it in person here at an event, saying that all her life she has done Dhaakad things. When a journalist compared her with Arnold Schwarzenegger, however, Kangana countered testily if it was a compliment. Asked about the Dhaakad moments in her life, Kangana said, “I think everything I have done is Dhaakad. From running away from my home till now, I continue to do all the Dhaakad stuff. Now, I am doing this Dhaakad film and I hope the audience will love it.”
Source: IANS
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Kangana Ranaut to make digital debut as producer
Actress Kangana Ranaut is all set to make her digital debut as producer with the upcoming film “Tiku Weds Sheru”, a love story and a satire.
Kangana will dive into web space with her production house Manikarnika Films, and launch its logo on Saturday.
“With ‘Tiku Weds Sheru’, Manikarnika Films is venturing into digital space. It’s a love story and a satire with dark humour. In digital space, we will do more edgy, new-age and niche content,” she said.
“We will also launch new talents and take risks with new concepts. We feel the digital audience is slightly more evolved than the regular cinema-going audience,” she added.
Details related to the upcoming film are still under wraps.
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Bhagyashree returning to Bollywood After 11 years
Maine Pyaar Kiya actress Bhagyashree is making her acting comeback with Thalaivi after 11 years. Bhagyashree, who had quit films after marriage to focus on her family, will be seen playing the role of J Jayalalithaa’s mother in the Kangana Ranaut starrer biopic. The actress was seen for a few seconds in the trailer of the film that was released on Tuesday. While the 52-year-old actress was seen in the 2019 Kannada film Seetharama Kalyana, her last Bollywood film was ‘Red Alert: The War Within’ co-starring Suniel Shetty.
After the trailer released on Kangana’s birthday, Bhagyashree posted a still with her co-star and wrote, “Wish you a very happy birthday @kanganaranaut Congratulations on yet another national award. I am sure your sincere portrayal of Jayalaitha is going to win you more accolades …brilliant performance. Shine bright as #thalaivi #birthdaywishes #thalaivi #kanganaranaut #allthebest #congratulations.”
Offering a sneak peek into the life of the legendary J Jayalalithaa, the trailer of Thalaivi gave a peek into the untold story across the varied stages of the superstar-turned-politician’s life. The diverse looks of Kangana as J Jayalalithaa and Arvind Swamy as MGR have generated excitement. Fans are waiting eagerly to witness the characters bring alive the past, owing to the striking similarities of their looks.