Overview

• The August 16 trailer event in Kolkata was cancelled at a multiplex, shifted to a hotel where power went out, and drew police questions over permissions, which the makers called unconstitutional as police sources said no approval was sought.
• Gopal Mukherjee’s grandson Santanu filed an FIR at Bowbazar police station and sent a legal notice alleging the film and related posts mislabel him a “butcher,” seeking an unconditional apology.
• Actors Saswata Chatterjee and Sourav Das publicly stepped back from the row, saying they were briefed only on their character tracks and not the full script.
• Director Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri said he will pursue legal remedies if West Bengal blocks screenings, with the film still slated for a nationwide release on September 5.
• Agnihotri said the censor board cleared the film without cuts after examining and revising committees, even as multiple police complaints in West Bengal continue.