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Released last year.
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Emergency
2025 2h 27m HI
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Synopsis
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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.
βSome stories are better left unspoiled.β
Where to watch Β· US
Cast
Kangana Ranaut
Indira Gandhi
Anupam Kher
Jayaprakash Narayan
Satish Kaushik
Jagjeevan Ram
Shreyas Talpade
Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Mahima Chaudhry
Pupul Jayakar
Milind Soman
Sam Manekshaw
Darshan Pandya
R. K. Dhawan
Vishak Nair
Sanjay Gandhi
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Kangana Ranaut
- Writers
- Kangana Ranaut, Ritesh Shah
- Languages
- Hindi
- Countries
- India
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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CAST
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345+ people credited in cast and crew β a small city's worth of labour.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Kangana Ranaut, shot by Tetsuo Nagata. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by G. V. Prakash Kumar. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Rameshwar S. Bhagat shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Kangana Ranaut and Anupam Kher and Satish Kaushik carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt21279420 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Only 8 TMDB ratings β you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Kangana Ranaut directs. Tetsuo Nagata behind the camera. G. V. Prakash Kumar scores. Rameshwar S. Bhagat cuts. Produced in India. Dialogue in Hindi.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released last year.
- 2345+ people credited in cast and crew β a small city's worth of labour.
- 3Directed by Kangana Ranaut, shot by Tetsuo Nagata. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Original score by G. V. Prakash Kumar. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 5Editor Rameshwar S. Bhagat shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6Kangana Ranaut and Anupam Kher and Satish Kaushik carry the top of the cast.
- 7IMDB entry: tt21279420 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 8Only 8 TMDB ratings β you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
- 9Classified under 17 themes, including "propaganda", "1970s", "manipulation", "controversy".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Tetsuo Nagata
- Original score
- G. V. Prakash Kumar
- Editing
- Rameshwar S. Bhagat
- Production design
- Rakesh Yadav
- Makeup / hair
- Dhananjay Prajapati
- VFX supervisor
- Arijit Ghosh
- Sound
- Nihar Ranjan Samal
- Stunt coordinator
- Sunil Rodrigues
- Runtime
- 147 min Β· 2h 27m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- HI
- IMDB
- Emergency (2025)
Also by
Kangana Ranaut
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Trailers & featurettes
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Production companies
Who made it
- MA
Manikarnika Films
IN
Zee Studios
IN
Key crew
- ProducerRenu Pitti
- ProducerKangana Ranaut
- DialogueRitesh Shah
- Additional DialogueTanvi Kesari Pasumarthy
- Associate ProducerAksht Ranaut
- Executive ProducerSamir Khurana
- EditorRameshwar S. Bhagat
- Costume DesignerSheetal Sharma
- LyricistManoj Muntashir
- Post ProducerAbhineet Singh Rajput
- Production DesignRakesh Yadav
- Production DesignWasiq Khan
- Sound DesignerNihar Ranjan Samal
- Prosthetic DesignerDavid Malinowski
- Stunt CoordinatorSunil Rodrigues
- Stunt CoordinatorNick Powell
- Line ProducerOm Shankar Bhagat
- DialogueTanvi Kesari Pasumarthy
- Visual Effects Design ConsultantAmber Lall
- Makeup DesignerDhananjay Prajapati
- Hair DesignerDhananjay Prajapati
- Makeup DesignerLizzie Lawson
- Hair DesignerLizzie Lawson
- ChoreographerKirti Suresh
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- propaganda
- 1970s
- manipulation
- controversy
- biography
- based on true story
- female politician
- government conspiracy
- emergency
- indian politics
- political drama
- farcical
- box office flop
- indian film
- bollywood
- godi media
- political films
Release history Β· US
When it landed
- Theatrical (limited)2025-01-17
- Digital2025-03-14Β· Netflix
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International titles
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