Overview

• Justice Amrita Sinha of the Calcutta High Court on September 8 rejected a petition from Santanu Mukherjee challenging the film’s certification, calling it non‑maintainable and pointing him to RTI remedies.
• Exhibitors across West Bengal continue to refuse shows, which the filmmakers and trade groups describe as an undeclared ban despite the movie’s CBFC certification.
• FWICE condemned the refusal to screen as unlawful and urged theatres to play the film, while IMPPA wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi alleging intimidation of distributors and seeking intervention.
• Box‑office trackers report a modest start, with day‑five India net collections around Rs 9.19 crore after a Monday slide to roughly Rs 1.10–1.15 crore and a slight uptick on Tuesday against competition from Baaghi 4 and The Conjuring: Last Rites.
• A scheduled screening in Mumbai’s Huma Mall was reportedly canceled, and public contention over the film’s messaging intensified as director Vivek Agnihotri challenged a journalist’s criticism to a debate.