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In the teaser, Kangana could be seen reprising the role of former Indian Prime Minister Smt. Indira Gandhi.'Emergency' marks the 'Tanu weds Manu' actor's first solo directorial film. Previously, she co-directed a periodic film 'Manikarnika' in the year 2019, and the second biopic film of her career after her much acclaimed 'Thalaivii' where she portrayed the role of former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, J Jayalalitha.Along with the announcement teaser, the 35-year-old actor dropped the first look poster of her next project, to which she captioned, "Presenting #EmergencyFirstLook! Portraying one of the most powerful and controversial women in the history of the world...#Emergency shoot begins".Soon after the 'Fashion' actor dropped the first look and teaser of the film, fans flooded the comment section with fire and heart emoticons."Fabulous look all the best powerful women" a fan commented.Another user wrote, "Wooo you are really legend, Only you can do this type of acting, So I am the biggest fan of you mam..".Kangana has now finally commenced the shoot of her next periodic film.The official release date of the film is still awaited.Meanwhile, the 'Gangster' actor was last seen in 'Dhaakad' which failed to impress the audience at the box office, she will be next seen in 'Tejas' in which she portrays the role of an Indian Air-force Officer.Apart from that, she will also be making her debut as a producer with her next production venture 'Tiku weds Sheru' starring Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Avneet Kaur in the lead roles. The film is slated to stream exclusively on Amazon prime video.

Kangana has been a vocal supporter of the centre-ruling Bhartiya Janata Party, and due to some MLAs supporting Eknath Shinde that triggered Maharashtra political crisis, Uddhav Thackeray resigned as the Chief Minister of the state and the BJP was declared as the new ruling party of Maharashtra and appointed Eknath Shinde as the new CM.Over the past few years, the 'Manikarnika' actor had been facing a rift with the former chief minister, and also slammed him on various occasions through her social media.The 'Tanu weds Manu' actor also shared her reaction to Uddhav Thackeray's recent resignation from the post of Maharashtra's Chief Minister through a video on her Instagram.Kangana Ranaut reacts to Uddhav Thackeray's resignation as Maharashtra Chief Minister"In 2020, I had said that democracy is a belief system. And those who destroy this belief system because of greed for power are doomed. Their arrogance will be demolished. This shows a person's character." She said in the video.Meanwhile, on the work front, the 'Queen' actor will be next seen in 'Tejas' in which she portrays the role of an Indian Airforce officer. The film is slated to release later this year.Along with that, she also has 'Emergency' in which she will be portraying the role of Smt Indira Gandhi. Apart from acting Kangana will also direct the film.

Ankita Lokhande might have been one of the biggest faces on TV but when she ventured into films, she only got supporting roles, till now. Although she was a top contender for films like Happy New YearRam LeelaBadlapur and Sultan, she decided to not sign those films and when she thought of getting into Bollywood, she only got supporting roles in films like Manikarnika and Baaghi 3. Now, it is all going to change very soon.Ankita has signed a big film already. Says a source, "Ankita will play the main role in Iti, the murder mystery that Prenaa Arora had announced last year. The film is about a girl who has to solve her own murder. When the makers were scouting for a good performer, they spoke to Ankita who also loved the role. She has already agreed to be part of the film and the shooting was supposed to begin this month in Shimla. But, the Covid second wave has now delayed plans now."Last year, post Sushant's death, Ankita had been in the headlines, sometimes for the right reasons and sometimes for the wrong. Iti will be Ankita's third Bollywood film.