Overview

• The film, which dramatizes 1946 violence in undivided Bengal, remains slated for a September 5, 2025 worldwide release.
• Victor Banerjee has petitioned the President of India to secure an unobstructed West Bengal run, citing a trailer launch in Kolkata that supporters say was forcibly halted.
• Gopal Mukherjee’s kin filed an FIR and sent a legal notice alleging misrepresentation, which Vivek Agnihotri rejects while claiming he portrayed Mukherjee as a hero.
• Agnihotri disputes reports that actors were unaware of the script, countering Saswata Chatterjee’s remarks and saying Bengali artists face local pressure to distance themselves.
• He says he will pursue legal remedies if distributors or theatres face obstruction in West Bengal and has publicly defended his work after new criticism from actor John Abraham.