Here's what Priyanka Gandhi responded after Kangana Ranaut asked her to watch Emergency

Kangana Ranaut, who is gearing up for her upcoming movie Emergency, has shared that she extended an invitation to politician Priyanka Gandhi to watch the film. The film is based on the 21-month period from 1975 to 1977 when Priyanka's grandmother and former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi declared a state of Emergency across India by citing internal and external threats to the country. Kangana portrays the role of Indira Gandhi in her solo directorial debut Emergency slated to release on January 17.

The multiple National Award-winning actress told IANS, "I actually met Priyanka Gandhi in the Parliament. And the first thing I told her was, 'You should watch the Emergency.' She was very gracious. She said, 'Yeah may be.' So let's see if they would want to watch the film. I think it's a very sensitive and sensible portrayal of one episode and one personality also. And I have taken great care to portray Mrs. Gandhi with great dignity. Because I see when I started to do a lot of research, there was so much focus and so much material about her personal life, whether it was her relationship with her husband or many friends or controversial equations."

She continued, "I thought to myself that there is so much more to every person. When it comes to women, especially, they're always reduced to their equation with men around them. And of course, sensational encounters. In fact, most of the controversial material was about all that. But I have portrayed her with so much dignity and sensibility. And I think that everybody should see this film."

Apart from Kangana, Emergency also stars Anupam Kher, Shreyas Talpade, Milind Soman, and Mahima Chaudhry playing several important leaders from the Indian history. The film was initially slated to release on September 6 but was postponed as the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) delayed its ceritification.