Kangana Ranaut receives death threats ahead of Emergency release; seeks police assistance as person in video says, “Hum sar kaat bhi sakte hai”

As Kangana Ranaut’s Emergency inches closer to its release, the film has begun courting controversies. Days after the SGPC and Akal Takht demanded an immediate ban on the film’s worldwide release for trying to character assassinate Sikhs, a video is going viral of a couple of individuals threatening the actress-politician’s life. For the unversed, the soon-to-release biographical political drama will talk about the Indian Emergency that lasted 21 months from 1975 to 1977. It sees Ms Ranaut essays the role of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.

Ahead of the release of Emergency, Kangana took to social media and sought the help of police following the death threats surfacing online. Scroll below to know what she wrote and watch the threat video that’s going viral.

Kangana Ranaut receives death

Kangana Ranaut recently took to her X (formerly Twitter) account and shared a video of a couple of individuals threatening her life. Tagging the Himachal, Maharashtra and Punjab police forces, the actress-politician simply wrote, “Please look into this.”

Please look in to this @DGPMaharashtra @himachalpolice @PunjabPoliceInd https://t.co/IAtJKIRvzI

— Kangana Ranaut (@KanganaTeam) August 26, 2024

In the video, one individual said in a mix of Hindi and English, “Aap ye picture release karte ho toh sardaaron ne aapko chappal maarni hai. Laafa toh aapne kha liya. I’m a very proud Indian. If I spot you anywhere in my country and in my Maharashtra, I’m saying this, not just as a Sikh and a proud Marathi, but all my Hindu, Christian and Muslim brothers will also welcome you with chappals.”

One of the individuals in the video says in Hindi, “History cannot be changed. If they portray Sikhs as terrorists in the film, fir yaad rakhna jiska movie kar rahi hai uska kya scene hua tha. Remember who Satwant Singh and Beant Singh were. Jo hume ungli karte hai, vo ungli hi chatka dete hai hum… Agar hum sar katwa sakte hai toh sar kaat bhi sakte hai.”

Netizens reacts

Several netizens took to social media to express concern over such a video being made. Expressing concern for Kangana Ranaut’s safety, a user wrote, “What is happening in our nation? People are openly threatening the life of BJP MP and Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut. simply for portraying India’s history. Is it wrong to tell the story of the Iron Lady of India, who is celebrated as one of the country’s strongest Prime Ministers? Please, increase your security. We’re genuinely concerned for your safety.”

Another simply tweeted, “This goon Ajaz needs to be arrested”

About Emergency

Written and directed by Kangana Ranaut, Emergency stars the actress alongside Anupam Kher, Mahima Chaudhary, Milind Soman, Shreyas Talpade, Vishak Nair, and the late Satish Kaushik in pivotal roles. Produced by Zee Studios and Manikarnika Films, the film’s music is orchestrated by Sanchit Balhara and G V Prakash Kumar with screenplay and dialogues by Ritesh Shah. The film is slated for a theatrical release on the 6th of September 2024.

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