# Emergency (2025)

> A politically charged Hindi biopic dramatizing Indira Gandhi’s leadership during India’s 1975 Emergency and the democratic crisis surrounding it.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/935913

## Facts

- Runtime: 147 min
- Genres: Drama, History, War
- Director: Kangana Ranaut
- Cast: Kangana Ranaut, Anupam Kher, Satish Kaushik, Shreyas Talpade, Mahima Chaudhry, Milind Soman, Darshan Pandya, Vishak Nair
- TMDB rating: 4.8/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21279420/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: serious, contentious, heightened, history viewing, political cinema night

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