A rebel in truest sense: Anupam Kher on portraying Jayaprakash Narayan in 'Emergency'

Anupam Kher took to his social media account and shared his first look from Kangana Ranaut's 'Emergency'.

Published: Friday,Jul 22, 2022 05:30 AM GMT-06:00

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Veteran actor Anupam Kher is returning with the 527th film of his career, a feat for which he is quite pleased. In the forthcoming movie 'Emergency', the actor will play political activist for Indian independence, Jayaprakash Narayan.

Taking to his social media handle Anupam shared his first glimpse from Emergency and also he expressed pride in playing this bold renegade.

Sharing the poster on Twitter, The Kashmir Files actor penned a note saying,

"BIG: Happy and proud to essay the role of the man who questioned fearlessly, a rebel in the truest sense of the word, #JayaPrakashNarayan in #KanganaRanaut starrer and directorial next #Emergency. My 527th! Jai Ho! #JP #Loknayak (sic)."

For the unversed, Jayaprakash Narayan was an Indian independence activist, theorist, socialist and political leader. He is remembered for leading the mid-1970s opposition against Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, for whose overthrow he had called for a total revolution.

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Emergency is a biopic based on the life of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. The film traces her political career as the former Prime Minister of India and how she braved odds in the line of events that took place in 1975, which changed India's history.

The political drama is all set to hit the theatres in 2023.