NEW DELHI: Actor Kangana Ranaut has announced that she is taking over the directing duties for her upcoming movie Emergency, based on the life and times of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. It was earlier reported that director Sai Kabir, who worked with Ranaut for her 2014 movie Revolver Rani, will be helming the project.
Ranaut had previously assumed the director’s chair for her 2019 movie Manikarnika. The film’s final cut had given the director credit to both Ranaut as well as Radha Krishna Jagarlamudi. But Ranaut on Wednesday said she will direct the biopic as she believes that no one can tackle the project better than her.
Talking about Emergency, Kangana wrote, “Pleased to wear director’s hat again, after working on Emergency for more than a year I finally figured no one can direct it better than me. Collaborating with fabulous writer Ritesh Shah, even if it means sacrificing on various acting assignments I am determined to do it, my excitement is high. This is going to be a tremendous journey, my leap to another league #Emergency #Indira.”
In an earlier statement, the National Award-winning actor had clarified that Emergency is not a biopic, but a political drama.