Actor Kangana Ranaut plays the role of former Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in her upcoming directorial ‘Emergency’, the first teaser of which was released on Thursday. 

The actor shared the teaser on her Instagram handle and captioned it, “Presenting ‘Her’ who was called ‘Sir’ #Emergency shoot begins.”

The teaser opens with a man attending a phone call. He then walks towards an office and sees a woman standing there. He informs her that the President of the United States has requested to know if they can address her as ‘Madam’. The camera then pans to Kangana, who says, “Okay. America ke president ko keh dena ki mujhe mere daftar me sab Madam nahi Sir kehte hain (Tell the American president that everyone in my office addresses me as Sir, not Madam).” 

Watch the teaser here – 

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Several of her fans took to the comments section to hail her.

“Omg! The way she is talking; look at her facial expression… No doubt she is the best actress of Bollywood… Queen rocks… Its like we watching Indira Mam alive… Another National Award in her (Kangana’s) lap for acting,” one person wrote. 

“Wow.. you changed your tone also… fabulous,” wrote another person. 

Ranaut, who directed the 2019 movie “Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi”, said in a statement that she was fascinated by the power dynamics that came into play at the time.

“‘Emergency’ reflects one of the most important periods in Indian political history which changed the way we view power and that’s why I decided to tell this story,” the actor said in a statement, PTI reported. 

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Ranaut, who essayed the role of the late actor-politician J Jayalalithaa in 2021’s ‘Thalaivi’, said it is always challenging to play a renowned personality.

“Playing a public figure on screen is always a challenge because one has to get the look, the characteristics and the persona right. I spent a significant amount of time researching the subject and once I felt I had enough ammunition, I commenced on the film’s shoot,” she added.