Emergency: Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis reviews Kangana Ranaut starrer; here's what he said

Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis recently reviewed Kangana Ranaut's portrayal of former Prime Minister of India Indira Gandhi in the film. Read the full report to know what he said.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday attended a special screening of Kangana Ranaut's Emergency film. In the pictures which went viral on social media, Kangana was seen exchanging warm greetings with the Chief Minister as he arrived at a theatre in Mumbai to watch her film.

After the screening, Devendra Fadnavis told Indian Express, This is an important documentation of a time in Indian history when people’s democratic rights were quashed, the constitution wasn’t adhered to, and lakhs of leaders were shut in jails. Emergency is a good representation of the atrocities committed on the people during those times'.

He also praised and lauded Kangana Ranaut's portrayal of former Prime Minister of India Indira Gandhi in Emergency as he added saying, 'I want to congratulate her for acing the role. The film is not just about the emergency, but also what happened before… the 1971 war, and in many ways, it is like seeing the late Prime Minister’s life journey. It is a history of India that reminds us of the importance of keeping democracy alive'.

A look at Kangana Ranaut and CM Devendra Fadnavis's pictures

Apart from that, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari attended a screening of Emergency in Nagpur. Talking about the film, Kangana has directed it and it also features Anupam Kher as Jayaprakash Narayan, Shreyas Talpade as Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Mahima Chaudhry as Pupul Jayakar, Milind Soman as Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw, and Vishak Nair as Sanjay Gandhi. The story is about Emergency, that was imposed by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi for 21 months from 1975 to 1977 and its aftermath.