Bombay High Court Denies to Direct Censor Board to Issue Certificate to ‘Emergency’

Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Wednesday refused to direct the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) to issue a certificate to the Kangana Ranaut-directed film “Emergency”, reported India Today.

The High Court asked the CBFC to decide on any objections or representations by September 13. The next hearing o fteh case will be on September 18.

Zee Entertainment Enterprises, co-producer of this Kangana Ranaut-starrer political film ‘Emergency’ had approached the Bombay High Court seeking the issuance of a censor certificate and release of the movie. The petitioner alleged that the censor board has arbitrarily and illegally withheld the certificate, preventing the film’s release.

Several Sikh organisations have objected to the trailer of the movie that featured Khalistani terrorist Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale. They claimed that the movie based on the life of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi portrays Sikhs in bad light and may create a tension between Sikhs and Hindus.