Mahima Chaudhry joins Kangana Ranaut’s ‘Emergency’ as Pupul Jayakar – Times of India

Talking about this character, Kangana Ranaut shared, “Pupul Jayakar was an author, a very close friend of Mrs Gandhi and has also written her autobiography. Mrs Gandhi confided in her about everything. If there is one thread that runs through the film and connects the audiences to the inner world of Mrs Gandhi, then it’s the character of Pupul Jayakar. Even though the film is a first-person account, it is not a film where somebody is the narrator. Mrs Gandhi’s interactions with Pupul are the most soulful. They shed light on how she confided her deepest darkest secrets to Pupul Jayakar. This makes her character an important person in the film called Emergency.”

Excited to take up the challenge, Mahima Chaudhry said, “Working with Kangana is an experience because she wears so many hats with such great ease. She is playing such an important political character, Mrs Indira Gandhi. She is directing it herself and producing it. She does it with such ease, she is so confident and she gives me a lot of confidence. I get a lot of strength looking at her and the way she functions. I am very proud to be working with her. She is extremely talented. Pupul Jayakar was Mrs Indira Gandhi’s childhood friend so my scenes are the ones where you get to see the non-political side of this great statesman and controversial political leader during the time of Emergency. She is very candid with Pupul and so is Pupul. They are very open and honest with each other. You see a very different side of Mrs Gandhi. It’s very interesting to play this character and it’s been a wonderful experience working on this.” Apart from this, Mahima will also be seen in ‘The Signature’, co-starring Anupam Kher.

‘Emergency’ features Kangana in the role of former prime minister Indira Gandhi, while Anupam Kher will be seen as the revolutionary leader J P Narayan and Shreyas Talpade essays the role of late politician Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Kangana is not just directing this film, but is producing the venture with Renu Pitti. The screenplay and dialogues of ‘Emergency’ are penned by Ritesh Shah. Previously, Kangana Ranaut had clarified that ‘Emergency’ is not a biopic but a political drama.