Mumbai: The film "Emergency" is slated to hit theaters on January 17th. Ahead of its release, the star cast, including Kangana Ranaut, Anupam Kher, and Shreyas Talpade, engaged in a special conversation with IANS. During this interaction, they shared their experiences working on the film. Kangana Ranaut also expressed her opinions about the Gandhi family and the movie.
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00:00For me, I think naturally I would have liked to have a full version.
00:11But with the cuts, there is no issue.
00:15It's not like the film was made to make fun of someone.
00:20It's not like that. It's fine.
00:22They completely removed some episodes of history.
00:27And the fact that it doesn't impact my film in a way,
00:31it is a testimony of that.
00:33It doesn't make a difference.
00:35The story is very much intact.
00:37The message of the film is very much intact.
00:40Because it is patriotic.
00:42So I don't think it has affected the larger narrative.
00:46But if they had shot it, there must have been a reason.
00:50To raise your voice, you don't have to be in that era
00:54to notice that something went wrong.
00:56The whole world knows that.
00:57The fact that this film is made
00:59is because it's a reflection of what happened at that time.
01:02Yes, I was in drama school first year in Delhi at that time.
01:06And due process, I think we should celebrate now the film
01:12which is going to come on 17th of January
01:14and talk about what is going to happen
01:17rather than what could have happened or what happened.
01:20In terms of, I'm talking about the film and film.
01:23I think the most important thing is,
01:25at the end of it,
01:27like Diwali is celebrated,
01:29this is a celebration.
01:31In that, it's a big thing for us
01:34that before 26th January,
01:37there are a lot of difficulties.
01:39Life should never be easy.
01:41I always feel that.
01:42Why is life easy?
01:44Why is anything easy?
01:45Because when you get availability,
01:47three people have got availability.
01:48No one has any background in film.
01:50Everyone has come from their land.
01:52And three are talking about a film
01:55which is going to be made.
01:58Which is a big example of availability in itself.
02:01I think now our entire focus should be on
02:04how to celebrate this film.
02:06How the director of this film,
02:08the producer of this film,
02:10the main actress who is going to work in this film.
02:12She can be an international director, actor,
02:14compared to anybody.
02:16That is what is important.
02:17Rather than talking about what happened.
02:20We have to call people and tell them
02:22to watch our film.
02:23And see, despite so many difficulties,
02:26how brilliant this film is.
02:28And how it is a big part of our history.
02:32And it shouldn't be.
02:34We talk about freedom,
02:36we talk about independence,
02:38we talk about thoughts,
02:39we talk about intolerance.
02:41The worst era of intolerance was 75-77.
02:45But, it's also important to show something like this.
02:48Now we should just talk about the film
02:50which is going to release.
02:57In this story, what needs to be reflected
02:59as a director,
03:00she was very clear about those things.
03:02Our job was, like Anupam sir said,
03:04we are actors.
03:05We technically follow the director's instructions.
03:08We go with one conviction.
03:09So we followed his conviction.
03:12We had read the script of the narrative earlier.
03:15The idea was to justify that role
03:18in a very authentic manner.
03:20Like you said, he is such a towering personality.
03:23He is one of the leaders who is loved
03:26and respected around the globe.
03:28Not only in our country.
03:29So when you are presenting him on screen,
03:32we have to make sure that he was like that.
03:34This era is also of 75,
03:36when Atal ji was younger,
03:38around late 40s.
03:40He was more dynamic.
03:42Of course, he was always a poet.
03:44So all those things,
03:45which were given to us,
03:47how well we could present them,
03:50that was our responsibility.
03:52It's definitely a huge task.
03:54I'm pretty nervous because
03:56of course, every actor wants
03:58that people like his work.
04:00And especially when there is such a character,
04:02not only people like it,
04:03but people say,
04:04yes, you have done justice.
04:06You have done that character well.
04:08So that is what we've intended to do.
04:11And if it goes well,
04:12then I think the entire credit has to go
04:14to one person, Kangana Ranaut.
04:21So the way we have seen him,
04:23whether it's his interviews on TV,
04:26or his speeches,
04:27or his poetry,
04:28the way we have seen him,
04:29that is something that we tried to follow.
04:32That I tried to follow as an actor over there.
04:34Obviously, because it's a film,
04:36there's a limited time span
04:38that you have to present it in.
04:40So even though there are pauses,
04:42it's not that much.
04:44But you know,
04:45which he was famous for.
04:47I mean,
04:48more than after 1992,
04:50our generation has known him.
04:53But before that,
04:55how he was,
04:56how he spoke,
04:57what he must have done,
04:58what he must have done.
04:59So he has done as much as he could justify
05:01from our side.
05:02But you are right,
05:03he has followed the rhythm.
05:05He had a rhythm when he spoke.
05:07He had a tone when he spoke.
05:09He had a slight nasal quality as well.
05:13So we tried to follow that as much as we could.
05:23I actually met Priyanka Gandhi ji in the parliament.
05:26And the first thing I told her,
05:27I said,
05:28you should see Emergency.
05:30She was very gracious.
05:32She said,
05:33you know,
05:34maybe,
05:35I said,
05:36you will quite like it.
05:37So let's see
05:38if they would want to watch the film.
05:40I think it's a very sensitive
05:42and sensible portrayal of one episode
05:45and one personality also.
05:47And I have taken great care
05:49of definitely portraying Mrs. Gandhi
05:52with great dignity.
05:54Because I see,
05:55when I started to do a lot of research,
05:59there was so much focus
06:01and so much material about personal life,
06:04you know,
06:05whether it is a relationship with her husband
06:08or many friends
06:09or, you know,
06:10controversial equations,
06:12relationships.
06:14And I thought to myself,
06:15I said,
06:16you know,
06:17there is so much more to every person.
06:20And I've taken special care,
06:22not even like going into those directions.
06:25Because when it comes to women,
06:27especially,
06:28they're always reduced to,
06:30you know,
06:31their equation with men around them.
06:33And of course,
06:34sensational encounters of whatever,
06:37personal encounters with,
06:38you know,
06:39there are so many material that is,
06:41and in fact,
06:42most of the controversial material
06:43was about all that.
06:45But I have portrayed her
06:47with so much dignity and sensibility.
06:49And I think that everybody should see this film.
06:53Because,
06:54you know,
06:55like she is also a very loved leader also.
06:58I mean,
06:59apart from some very crazy things
07:02that happened during emergency
07:05and other few things,
07:07I think she was very loved and celebrated.
07:10And three-time Prime Minister,
07:12it's not a joke.
07:14So, I think it was...
07:21I mean,
07:22clearly,
07:23clearly she was a product of nepotism.
07:26But,
07:27see, what happens is,
07:29when you meet some people,
07:33you know,
07:34like for example,
07:35in our film industry,
07:36the things that I didn't like,
07:37I don't want to be like those people.
07:39You know,
07:40I can,
07:41even then,
07:42a character,
07:43completely,
07:44with a very sensible take,
07:46being an artist,
07:47it means not to have any colored perception.
07:50I may come from a party,
07:52I may belong to a certain,
07:54you know,
07:55like,
07:56I may come from that nationalistic party,
07:58which the people,
08:00which is the party of the people.
08:03But I can have,
08:05but I can have a very sensitive approach
08:07to somebody who comes from a privileged background.
08:10You know,
08:11like,
08:12she's privileged.
08:13Undoubtedly.
08:14Jawaharlal Nehru's daughter,
08:16three-time Prime Minister,
08:17she got to be the Secretary,
08:20then she got all the best ministries.
08:22What more privilege do you want?
08:24So, yeah,
08:25she's privileged.
08:26But that doesn't mean
08:27I can't have a sensible portrayal of her.
08:35Actually, you know,
08:36this is not a political film.
08:38If you actually see the film,
08:40you will know that it's actually,
08:42it's just a film.
08:44It's a story.
08:46Like a story,
08:47it's a story.
08:48It has nothing to do with politics.
08:51You'll find,
08:52you may find it very
08:53bizarre right now
08:54because you've also seen the film.
08:56Eventually,
08:57it is not about any party.
08:59You will come out
09:00feeling that,
09:02you've just seen the film,
09:03you didn't come out feeling that
09:05who will you vote for.
09:07No, not at all.
09:08You were only enlightened about that episode.
09:11If you see Argo in Hollywood,
09:13you don't come out thinking
09:15who to vote or who not to vote for.
09:17You simply come out being enlightened
09:19by one episode.
09:21Only that chunk of history.
09:23That's it.
09:24I think if people see it like that,
09:25they won't be disappointed.
09:27If they go to think that
09:29they will be able to decide
09:30who to vote and who not to vote for,
09:32then this is not the film for them.
09:40Human interest story?
09:41A human...
09:43Human error story.
09:46Human error story.
09:47It's a human story.
09:49Every film is a human interest story.
09:52It's about a prime minister.
09:55I've seen some portions.
09:59Again, I'll go back to
10:01the portrayal of Indira Gandhi
10:03as an actor.
10:04I'm constantly going back to the cinema
10:06rather than the things behind it.
10:09How many actresses can portray
10:12Indira Gandhi's role?
10:13You've seen the trailer.
10:15Today, I think we posted
10:16how the makeup she achieved.
10:18It's not only putting a nose
10:21that Mrs. Gandhi had.
10:22It's also internalizing
10:24her fear, her insecurities.
10:26I think that's very well done.
10:28The character of
10:30Jayaprakash Narayan ji,
10:32because he did not take up any position
10:34after this whole thing happened,
10:37Loknayak,
10:38so a lot of people do not know
10:40about his contribution to that period.
10:43Atal ji later became the prime minister
10:45and he remained one of the
10:47tall leaders.
10:49But this morning,
10:51someone asked me,
10:53I said,
10:54what did you do in this?
10:55I said, Jayaprakash Narayan.
10:56Who was he?
10:57A young person.
10:59So I think the world should know
11:01what was his contribution
11:03against this emergency.
11:05What all did he go through?
11:07What all did he do?
11:08We haven't forgotten that aspect.
11:10We don't remember.
11:12I think that is what is
11:14very good about it.
11:16The cinematography is fantastic.
11:18Kangana collected the kind of people
11:20who are associated with the film.
11:22Her make-up was done by
11:24Oscar winner.
11:26He's the best in the world right now.
11:28The topmost.
11:30I think people go to watch the film
11:32in the beginning thinking
11:34what has happened.
11:36After watching the film,
11:38there is a unique connection
11:40in the hall with the film.
11:42Then they forget that you may sit down
11:44as a particular party member
11:46to watch the film.
11:48Even as critics, I think people go to see
11:50a film as this thing and then they say,
11:52let's see what is not there and what is there.
11:54It's a film.
11:56As a film goer
11:58or as a film person,
12:00I am very proud of as a film.
12:02I don't think so.
12:04To be very honest,
12:06I don't think there will be
12:08any controversies.
12:10Because the way this film
12:12has been made.
12:14Do you know about the
12:16emergency?
12:18Yes, I know.
12:20Do you think it was good to happen?
12:22No.
12:24That's what the film is about.
12:26That's what the world should get to know.
12:28That even a person who got us to win
12:30the 1971 war,
12:32who created Bangladesh,
12:34who 93,000 Pakistani
12:36soldiers surrendered
12:38under the leadership of a tall
12:40leader like Indira Gandhi, also created
12:42a situation where there was an emergency
12:44imposed.
12:46So the film is also about that.
12:52I was 19 years old
12:54at that time and I had just
12:56gotten into the first year of drama school.
12:58When we were
13:00talking to someone before you,
13:02because you are not
13:04directly impacted by that,
13:06you do not really know what is happening.
13:08I was getting to know at that time
13:10Shakespeare, Arthur Miller and
13:12Kalidas and everything like that.
13:14And there were some references in that too.
13:16But it was that these people were coming
13:18up, George Fernandez,
13:20Adilji,
13:22LK Advaniji, Jayaprakash Narayanji
13:24and what was happening
13:26against that.
13:28There was a period of nasbandi.
13:30People were being
13:32forced to do
13:34nasbandi.
13:36All those things were horrifying.
13:38So it was impacting us.
13:44That's what our job is.
13:46That is what we are supposed to do.
13:48No, but I think I enjoy
13:50performing. I enjoy acting.
13:52And if you do not have these
13:54kind of challenges in your work, then it is
13:56I think a waste.
13:58So I feel very happy
14:00and privileged that
14:02I get an opportunity to portray someone
14:04as huge as Adilji.
14:06And at the same time I get to do a film like
14:08let's say Housefull 5 or Welcome
14:10to the Jungle or Golmaal for that matter.
14:12So it is all thanks to
14:14the audience who have accepted
14:16me as an actor
14:18in these varied roles.
14:20And because of them I keep getting
14:22these opportunities. So I am very, very happy.
14:30Let's not underestimate today's generation.
14:32Today's generation is brilliant.
14:34They may come across
14:36as irreverent.
14:38They don't hold our feet.
14:40They don't treat us well.
14:42But they are honest.
14:44And we have
14:46slotted them.
14:48I think every generation
14:50has its own responsibility.
14:52What I have tried to do is to keep on
14:54reinventing myself.
14:56To keep belonging to the generation that we are
14:58talking about.
15:00So I am today's generation's guy.
15:02Absolutely.
15:04Looking at him, I feel like
15:06he is just starting.
15:08He has just released his first film.
15:10So which is a good thing.
15:12About the generation,
15:14I think
15:16today you see
15:18on social media,
15:20these things were not there before.
15:22So somewhere, Anubhamji is
15:24absolutely right. Today's youth
15:26want to know what was the emergency?
15:28Why did it happen?
15:30There are so many debates.
15:32Whether it is trolling or defencing,
15:34anything can happen.
15:36This is what the generation is doing.
15:38So I think Emergency is a film where
15:40you can see and know.
15:42Because it is a film
15:44that has been hidden from us
15:46for so many years.
15:48There was a film called Kisa Kursi.
15:50It was made on Mrs. Gandhi.
15:52So the director had to commit suicide.
15:54So there was that era and
15:56there is today's era.
15:58So people should see and understand
16:00what was the situation?
16:02Why did it happen? What happened?
16:04What were the consequences after that?
16:06This is a great opportunity.
16:08And I think they will come in large numbers
16:10to understand this.
16:16She keeps sending me.
16:18She sent me to the National Elections.
16:20She will send me to Delhi.
16:22Even when we were not there,
16:24we used to promote the party.
16:26When we have an ideological
16:28union, we don't need
16:30any responsibility of the party.
16:32We always promote them.