Kangana Ranaut reflects on 'Emergency' challenges: Calls directing, theatrical release a mistake
New Delhi: Actor and filmmaker Kangana Ranaut has candidly addressed the hurdles faced during the making of her first solo directorial venture, Emergency. In a recent interview with News18, she admitted to making several "wrong choices," including opting to direct the film herself and choosing a theatrical release over streaming.
Kangana revealed her apprehension about the delay in the film’s release, citing challenges with the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC), which held up certification for months. “I felt it was a wrong decision to release it in theatres. An OTT release could have avoided censorship hurdles and ensured the film wasn’t dissected,” she said.
Discussing her decision to direct the film, Kangana shared, “I underestimated the challenges of making a film on a subject like the Emergency. Despite the absence of a Congress government, I thought I could get away with it. Films like Kissa Kursi Ka never reached audiences, and I didn’t anticipate the scrutiny this film would face.”
Set to release on January 17, Emergency stars Kangana as former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and chronicles key moments from her tenure, including the Emergency period and Operation Bluestar. The cast includes Anupam Kher, Shreyas Talpade, Mahima Chaudhry, and Milind Soman.
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Rupee hits all-time low for second time in a week
Mumbai (PTI): The rupee depreciated 31 paise to settle at 91.99 against the US dollar on Wednesday, touching the lowest closing level for the second time in less than a week, amid increased month-end demand for the greenback.
Forex traders said the rupee opened higher as the US dollar index softened and a long-awaited trade breakthrough with Europe offered quiet reassurance. However, increased month-end demand for the American currency as well as the ongoing geopolitical tensions dented investors' sentiments.
At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 91.60 and touched an early high of 91.50, but pared all the gains to touch an intra-day low of 91.99 against the greenback.
The domestic unit settled 31 paise down, revisiting its lowest-ever closing level of 91.99 against the greenback. The Indian currency previously ended at this level on January 23 when it also hit its all-time intraday low of 92 against the US dollar.
On Tuesday, the rupee rebounded from its all-time low levels and gained 22 paise to close at 91.68 against the US dollar.
Analysts said the rupee opened higher as the US dollar index softened and a long-awaited trade breakthrough with Europe bolstered investor sentiment.
India and the European Union on Tuesday announced the conclusion of negotiations for the free trade agreement (FTA), under which a number of domestic sectors such as apparel, chemicals and footwear will get duty-free entry into the 27-nation bloc, while the EU will get access to the Indian market at concessional duty for cars and wines, an official said.
The deal has been dubbed the "mother of all deals" as it will create a market of about 2 billion people.
Meanwhile, the dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, was trading 0.07 per cent lower at 96.14.
Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, was trading 0.43 per cent lower at USD 67.28 per barrel in futures trade.
On the domestic equity market front, Sensex jumped 487.20 points to settle at 82,344.68, while Nifty surged 167.35 points to 25,342.75.
Foreign Institutional Investors turned net buyers and purchased equities worth Rs 480.26 crore on Wednesday, according to exchange data.
