Emergency’s box office collection on Day One is Kangana’s biggest opening since 2021

The film also stars Anupam Kher, Shreyas Talpade and Mahima Chaudhary, and is Kangana's directorial debut 

Hyderabad: Kangana Ranaut’s long-delayed Emergency garnered Rs 2.35 crore on the opening Day on Friday. Compared to her other films, Emergency’s debut is one of her best.

Sarvesh Mewara’s 2023 aerial action entertainer Tejas, earned ₹1.25 crore on the opening day. Her 2022 action film, Dhaakad, earned ₹1.20 crore on day one at the box office. Before that, another political biopic, AL Vijay’s Thalaivi (2021) in three languages ​​– Tamil, Telugu and Hindi — grossed Rs 146 crore on the opening day.

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Emergency is a sweeping, ambitious biographical drama that tackles one of the most pivotal, controversial periods in Indian political history—the Emergency period of 1975 to 1977.

The film also stars Anupam Kher, Shreyas Talpade, and Mahima Chaudhary and is Kangana’s directorial debut

Not only does it aim to shed light on the authoritarian rule of then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, but it also delves into the intricacies of Indian democracy, political power struggles, and the personal lives of those at the helm during this time.

At its heart, Emergency is a character-driven exploration of Indira Gandhi’s controversial tenure and the imposition of the Emergency.Kangana Ranaut stars as the indomitable Indira Gandhi in the movie.