Actor Kangana Ranaut's "Emergency" has collected Rs 7.39 crore at the domestic box office in two days, the makers said on Sunday. The political drama, which sees Ranaut playing the role of former prime minister Indira Gandhi, focuses on 21 months of Emergency from 1975 to 1977. According to the movie’s production house Manikarnika Films, the film earned Rs 3.11 crore net on day one, followed by Rs 4.28 crore on Saturday. The film's two-day net collection stood at Rs 7.39 crore.
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The film, which courted controversy over its censor certificate and allegations that it misrepresents the Sikh community, was released across the country on Friday after several delays. Emergency was not screened at cinemas in Punjab on Friday, following state-wide protests by the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee and Sikh organisations with many politicians calling for a ban.Emergency also features Anupam Kher, Shreyas Talpade, Vishak Nair, Milind Soman and late actor Satish Kaushik.
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