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Filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar Image Credit: IANS

He is known for making films based on the harsh realities of life and now filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar is set to make one against the backdrop of the 1975 emergency in India.

Bhandarkar also quashed rumours about films he is said to making.

“Just to clarify, right now I am not making any film called Bollywood Wives or Air Hostess. My next is on d backdrop of Emergency in 1975 [sic],” Bhandarkar tweeted on Tuesday.

Then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi declared an emergency for 21 months, during which the democratic rights of citizens were curbed.

Bhandarkar has previously helmed hard-hitting films such as Heroine, Calendar Girls, Fashion, Page 3 and Corporate.