Kangana Ranaut receives death threats for 'Emergency', seeks help from police

Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut received death threats ahead of lsquoEmergencyrsquo release for showing the Sikh community in a negative light A video has been doing rounds on social media where Sikh men from Maharashtra launched a verbal attack on the BJP MP demanding a ban on the filmKangana receives death threatsA man who partly speaks in Marathi but is a Sikh says in the video Aap ye picture release karte ho toh sardaaron ne aapko chappal maarni hai Laafa toh aapne kha liya Im a very proud Indian If I spot you anywhere in my country and my Maharashtra Im saying this not just as a Sikh and a proud Marathi but all my Hindu Christian and Muslim brothers will also welcome you with chappalsPunjabi influencer Viky Thomas Singh says in the video History cannot be changed If they portray Sikhs as terrorists in the film fir yaad rakhna jiska movie kar rahi hai uska kya scene hua tha Remember who Satwant Singh and Beant Singh were Jo hume ungli karte hai vo ungli hi chatka dete hai hum Agar hum sar katwa sakte hai toh sar kaat bhi sakte haiKangana shared the video on X and wrote Please look into this DGPMaharashtra himachalpolice PunjabPoliceIndPlease look in to this DGPMaharashtra himachalpolice PunjabPoliceInd httpstcoIAtJKIRvzImdash Kangana Ranaut KanganaTeam August 26 2024Ban on EmergencyFor those unversed the Akhal Takht the highest temporal seat of the Sikhs and the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee SGPC have demanded an immediate ban on the movie claiming it tries to character assassinate SikhsSGPC chief Harjinder Singh Dhami addressing a press conference also sought the registration of an FIR against Kangana RanautExpressing strong objection Gyani Raghbir Singh Jathedar head of the Akal Takht said it is clear from the released excerpts of the film that it has deliberately misrepresented the character of Sikhs as separatists which is part of a deep conspiracy This is a despicable act of disrespecting the community by creating an antiSikh narrative about the martyrs of June 1984 he said in a statementThe community can never forget the antiSikh brutality of June 1984 and Ranauts film is trying to character assassinate Jarnail Singh Khalsa Bhindranwale who has been declared a Qaumi Shaheed communitys martyr by Sri Akal Takht Sahib Singh saidAbout Emergency movieEmergency a project helmed by Kangana Ranaut boasts a stellar cast including Anupam Kher Mahima Chaudhary Milind Soman Shreyas Talpade Vishak Nair and the late Satish Kaushik in pivotal rolesBased on the period when an emergency was imposed in the country in 1975 it stars Kangana as the former Prime Minister of India Indira GandhiThe political drama which explores a significant and controversial period in Indian democracy is set to hit theatres worldwide on September 6 2024With inputs from Agencies