Actor Kangana Ranaut said Wednesday that she has become "everyone's favourite target" and is paying the price for awakening a "sleeping nation" as the release of her controversial film Emergency remained in limbo in view of an order of the Madhya Pradesh High Court.
The political period drama-which Ranaut has also directed, written and co-produced-got no relief from the Bombay High Court, as it refused to pass any order after the Madhya Pradesh HC asked the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) to consider objections to the film before certifying it.
Emergency, in which Ranaut plays former prime minister Indira Gandhi, was set to hit screens on September 6 after multiple postponements, but is yet to get clearance from the CBFC.
Reacting to the HC order, the actor and BJP MP from Mandi took to an X post.
"Today I have become everyone's favourite target, this is the price you pay for awakening this sleeping nation, they don't know what I am talking about, they have no clue why I am so concerned, coz they want peace, they don't want to take sides (sic)," she wrote.
"High court has blasted censor for illegally withholding the certificate of #emergency, " the actor posted separately on the microblogging site.
Emergency has been mired in controversy, with objections being raised by Sikh organisations like the Shiromani Akali Dal, which claim the film misrepresents the community and distorts historical facts.
Its producer, Zee Entertainment Enterprises, had approached the Bombay High Court seeking a direction to the CBFC to issue the certificate for the movie.\
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