Kangana Ranaut’s political drama “Emergency,” which is based on India’s Emergency period of 1975, has been declared a box office disaster. The film, which released on January 17, 2025, could not recover its production budget of ₹60 crore. Despite the ambitious premise, the movie managed to collect only ₹11.35 crore in four days. Mixed to negative reviews, competition with other releases, and limited appeal to the target audience were responsible for its lackluster show. This report will examine reasons for this disappointing reception, implications it has for the career of Kangana Ranaut, and issues with political theme-based films in India.