Kangana Ranaut announces her film Emergency postponed, says 'still waiting for CBFC certification'

Kangana posted on X, "With a heavy heart I announce that my directorial Emergency has been postponed, we are still waiting for the certification from censor board, new release date will be announced soon, thanks for your understanding and patience."

Kangana's film titled Emergency, which was scheduled for September 6 release, on Thursday faced a fresh jolt in the Bombay High Court which refused to ask the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) to issue a certificate to the makers citing a Madhya Pradesh High Court order.

Despite the court setback, Kangana Ranaut, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP from Himachal Pradesh's Mandi, claimed on X, "High court has blasted censor for illegally withholding the cirtificate of #emergency."

The film faced a setback after a top gurdwara body Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) sent a legal notice to the producers of Emergency, citing the film's misrepresentation of the history of Sikhs.

It demanded the removal of the objectionable scenes that will hurt Sikh sentiments.

The Centre Monday said 'religious sentiments can't be hurt' as they explained the reason for postponing the release date of Kangana Ranaut-starrer Emergency, media reports said.

"Few religious organisations have raised concerns about this. Religious sentiments cannot be hurt. There is some sensitive content in the movie," NDTV quoting sources.

"The government is taking it (the concerns) seriously," they added.

Emergency, in which Kangana Ranaut portrays former Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, was initially scheduled to be released on September 6.

However, the release date was postponed multiple times earlier.

Kangana, who is herself the director, writer, and co-producer of 'Emergency', earlier termed the postponing of the film's release over such objections as "hugely demotivating and unjust".