Overview

• The restored version features 8K visuals and remastered 5.1 sound, with work credited to Prasad Film Labs and L’Immagine Ritrovata.
• PVR INOX will roll out a select‑theatre reissue across India for one week beginning August 29, 2025.
• A Mumbai premiere reunited Vidya Balan, Rekha, Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Dia Mirza, Shreya Ghoshal and others, including appearances by Rajkumar Hirani.
• Event highlights included Vidya Balan’s Dhunuchi Naach and a live rendition of Piyu Bole with Shreya Ghoshal and Vidhu Vinod Chopra, clips of which circulated widely online.
• Rekha said this was the first film she ever auditioned for and called Vidya Balan “a daughter,” while Vidhu Vinod Chopra recalled Vidya’s many screen tests before a “brilliant” final audition.