Emergency Movie Review
इमरजेंसी
17 Jan 2025
Emergency movie review: what critics say (8)
What critics say Critics are divided: 2 of 8 rated critics gave it 3.5 or more, 2 gave it 2 or less. Criticised: the performances and the script.
Praises Anupam Kher and the cast, but finds the story rushed and unevenly balanced, with two big weaknesses.
Read the full reviewEmergency is a cinematic triumph—an ambitious, thoughtful, and emotionally charged film that explores a defining moment in India’s political history.
Read the full reviewEmergency made us believe that we don’t live in a democracy. It was the death of democracy in our country with the Emergency called by Indira Gandhi.
Read the full reviewTwo things stand out in the long-delayed, unmitigatedly messy Emergency. One, the ‘story’ of the biopic is credited to director and lead actress Kangana Ranaut.
Read the full reviewThe film’s strength lies in its ability to reflect on a volatile period with both empathy and critical insight.
Read the full reviewFor the most part, ‘Emergency’ is more a scattershot caricature of time and place and people, riddled with tacky computer graphics: in a preposterous sequence, Manekshaw, Indira, the members of the Parliament, including Vajpayee…
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What we know
Based on true events that unfolded in 1975, the film chronicles incidents that took place under the leadership of Indira Gandhi, one of the most powerful women in Indian history.
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Cast and crew
Kangana RanautIndira Gandhi
Anupam KherJayaprakash Narayan
Satish KaushikJagjeevan Ram
Shreyas TalpadeAtal Bihari Vajpayee
Mahima ChaudhryPupul Jayakar
Milind SomanSam Manekshaw
Darshan PandyaR. K. Dhawan
Vishak NairSanjay Gandhi
Avijit DuttJiddu KrishnamurtiMMonika NegiLady at the Art Exhibition
Sanjay GurbaxaniJawahar Lal NehruMManwendra TripathyBalwinder Singh Bisht Where to watch in India
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Box office
Day-wise India net starts on 17 Jan 2025. Advance booking and every day's figure are on the box office page.
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Questions
Is Emergency worth watching?
Critics rate it mixed: 2.7 out of 5, with 4 of 8 critics recommending it.
When did Emergency release?
17 Jan 2025.
Who is in the cast of Emergency?
Kangana Ranaut, Anupam Kher, Satish Kaushik, Shreyas Talpade, Mahima Chaudhry, Milind Soman, Darshan Pandya, Vishak Nair.
Who directs Emergency?
Kangana Ranaut.
What do critics say about Emergency?
8 critic reviews are on this page, with a Critic Score of 2.7 out of 5. Each one shows the critic, a short excerpt and a link to the full review.