First look of Kangana Ranaut as former Indian PM Indira Gandhi in 'Emergency' is out

After her latest outing Dhaakaad bombed at the box office, actor Kangana Ranaut fell prey to immense trolling on social media. However, it seems like the Bollywood Queen is out to prove netizens wrong with her upcoming project, Emergency.

Starring as former Indian prime minister Indira Gandhi, the star dropped the first teaser of the film on Wednesday.

In the short clip, Kangana can be seen acing the look of the politician in a graceful, starched cotton sari, complete with round spectacles and short hair.

While it is too soon to tell how well Kangana will portray Indira and how she will present the era often called the darkest hour of Indian democracy, the film appears to be a serious one, touching upon important subjects.

In the video, we see Kangana getting a call from the former US secretary of state Henry Kissinger, asking if American President Richard Nixon can address her as ‘Ma’am’ instead of the usual sir.

Kangana’s character pauses for a second and responds with a ‘yes’, before eventually turns to her secretary and asks him to inform the US President that everyone in her office refers to her as ‘Sir’.

The actor had shared the first clip with a caption that read, “Presenting ‘Her’ who was called ‘Sir’! #Emergency shoot begins.” Kangana’s transformation has been done by Oscar-winner David Malinowski who has worked on films such as Darkest Hour (2017), World War Z (2013) and The Batman (2022).

Kangana previously said in a statement, “Emergency reflects one of the most important periods in Indian political history which changed the way we view power and that’s why I decided to tell this story. Moreover, playing a public figure on screen is always a challenge because one has to get the look, the characteristics and the persona right. I spent a significant amount of time researching the subject and once I felt I had enough ammunition, I commenced the film’s shoot.”

Earlier, Kangana had shared a newspaper clipping from 1975, and wrote, “These were the most dramatic events in the recent history of the world. What lead to the Emergency which was declared today and what were its consequence. In the centre of it was the most powerful woman in the world. This deserves a grand-scale epic film of its own. So see you in the theatres next year with Emergency”.