Overview

• Set for a September 5 India release, the film has secured no theaters in West Bengal, with major chains like PVR Inox, Cinepolis and SVF not scheduling shows, according to PTI reporting.
• Producer Pallavi Joshi published an open letter to President Droupadi Murmu alleging intimidation of exhibitors and describing the situation as an unofficial ban.
• Shantanu Mukherjee, grandson of Gopal ‘Patha’ Mukherjee, has petitioned the Calcutta High Court to stay the release over an allegedly defamatory portrayal, with a hearing listed for Monday.
• Justice Amrita Sinha indicated the court would hear the CBFC and the Centre before any order, as the state noted proceedings tied to an FIR, while earlier FIRs against the film were stayed on August 4.
• Overseas rollouts have been delayed, with clearance pending in Mauritius and reviews underway in the UAE, Singapore, Malaysia and Hong Kong, the production team said.