Overview

• The director released a video appeal days before the September 5 theatrical launch, asking the West Bengal government not to block the film’s run.
• He says theatre owners in the state report political pressure and threats, and he has reported receiving death threats himself.
• Promotional events in Kolkata were halted last month, including a trailer screening that Mithun Chakraborty now calls a planned conspiracy.
• Legal friction persists, with FIR activity and a notice from freedom fighter Gopal Mukherjee’s grandson alleging misrepresentation, which the filmmaker disputes.
• Early overseas viewers describe the film as harrowing and emotionally charged, as producers maintain plans for a worldwide release on Friday.