Kangana Ranaut's Emergency To Miss Sept 6 Release? Bombay HC Refuses To Direct CBFC To Issue Certificate

Bombay High Court said it cannot direct CBFC to issue a certificate to the film 'Emergency', as the Madhya Pradesh High Court has already passed an order on the issue.

Clouds of uncertainty loom on timely release of Kangana Ranaut's film 'Emergency.' In a big jolt to the Mandi MP, the Bombay High Court on Wednesday said it cannot direct CBFC to issue a certificate to the film, as the Madhya Pradesh High Court has already ordered the Censor Board to decide the representations made by the Jabalpur Sikh Sangat, which have objected to the film and its Trailer.

However, the Bombay High Court has directed the CBFC to decide the representations made by the Jabalpur Sikh Sangat or anyone else, latest by September 18, the ANI reported.

Kangana's movie, which she has been promoting as an adaptation of late Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi's life, was due to release on September 6. 

Zee Entertainment Enterprises, the co-producer company of the movie 'Emergency', had moved the Bombay High Court seeking the release of actress Kangana Ranaut's film and a censor certificate.

A petition has been filed in the Bombay High Court, stating that the censor board has arbitrarily and illegally withheld the censor certificate of the film. Zee had filed a plea in the court seeking an official copy of the film’s certification from the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC).

The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Monday issued a notice to the CBFC seeking its response on a PIL filed against the release of Bharatiya Janata Party BJP MP Kangana Ranaut’s film ‘Emergency’.

The High Court issued notices to Ranaut, her production house Manikarnika Films, Central and Madhya Pradesh governments, Zee Studios and social media platforms.

The notice was issued by a Division Bench headed by acting Chief Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva and Justice Vinay Saraf, asking the CBFC to clarify if the film, a biopic on former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, has been cleared yet.

On Tuesday, the Madhya Pradesh High Court said that it won't interfere in the matter of release of the film 'Emergency' and asked the CBFC to consider the objections raised over the trailer of the film by two Sikh bodies. Today, the Bombay HC has asked CBFC to decide by September 18. The next hearing in Bombay HC is on September 19.