Mumbai, Aug 27 (IANS): Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut, who is currently gearing up for her next directorial 'Emergency', recently shared that the film will star her acting guru Arvind Gaur in a cameo appearance.

Kangana took to the story section of her Instagram as she shared pictures of herself with her guru. She wrote on the picture, "Today I have the great fortune of directing my acting guru @arvindgaur ji who mentored me at the age of 16, I requested sir for a cameo in my directorial Emergency and here he is with me."

Gaur is a renowned name in the Delhi theatre circuit and the founder of Asmita, the group that has been the nursery of many actors. The actress further mentioned, "@arvindgaur_ji is a great theatre director, directing the director today."

'Emergency', which is based on the dark chapter of Independent India's history when the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi imposed a state of emergency in India for a 21-month period.

The film will see Kangana playing the role of Indira Gandhi and is her second directorial after the moderately successful film 'Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi'.