Updated On: 23 April, 2025 09:04 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Author Coomi Kapoor has sued Kangana Ranaut and Netflix for historical inaccuracies in the film Emergency and for falsely claiming it was based on her book. Kapoor alleges breach of contract and misuse of her name to lend credibility to the film

Kangana Ranaut in Emergency
Kangana Ranaut’s production company, Manikarnika Films, and the OTT platform Netflix have received a legal notice from author and journalist Coomi Kapoor for alleged historical inaccuracies in the recently released film Emergency. Kapoor also accused them of breaching a contract and damaging her reputation by claiming that the film is based on her book The Emergency: A Personal History.
The film’s disclaimer states that the events depicted are based on two books—Coomi Kapoor’s The Emergency and Priyadarshini by Jaiyanth Vasanth Sinha.