‘Remove Emergency Trailer’: Kangana Ranaut Gets Legal Notice, Asked To Apologise For ‘Hurting’ Sikhs
Kangana Ranaut has received a legal notice ahead of the release of her upcoming movie Emergency. On Tuesday, the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) sent a notice to the producers of the film, including Kangana, asking them to remove the trailer which was released earlier this month
Last week, GDPC and the Akhal Takht demanded an immediate ban on the film, claiming it tries to “character assassinate” Sikhs by creating a narrative against them. SGPC chief Harjinder Singh Dhami, addressed a press conference when he sought an FIR against Ranaut and expressed objection against the film. He mentioned that even in the past, there have been several instances when Sikh sentiments were hurt due to the misrepresentation of the community in films. Seeking a ban on the film, he called the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) ‘biased’ and urged for the inclusion of Sikh members in the censor board.
Kangana Ranaut has reached out to police regarding death threats on social media just before the release of her film Emergency, scheduled for September 6. She plays former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in the movie, which covers major historical events during the 1975 Emergency period. The threats have raised safety concerns.
SGPC secretary Partap Singh said separate letters were also written to Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting Ashwini Vaishnaw and Central Board of Film Certification’s Chairperson Prasoon Joshi, demanding to examine the film script before its release on September 6.
In a sequence, Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale is reportedly shown as promising Indira Gandhi to secure votes for the Congress in lieu of a separate Sikh state. He claimed that in the film, Sikhs, including Bhindranwale, were shown as separatists and terrorists, which was far from truth.
“The film should be banned keeping in view the resentment in the Sikh community. If the objectionable anti-Sikh scenes are not removed from the film, legal action will be taken against the makers of the film,” he said.