Overview

• Nearly a week after its September 5 nationwide release, the film was shown in Kolkata at the National Library’s Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee Bhasha Bhavan as an invite-only event.
• A large Central Industrial Security Force contingent was deployed for the screening, which was organised by the socio-cultural platform Khola Hawa.
• Director Vivek Agnihotri and BJP leaders alleged an “unofficial ban” in West Bengal, while organisers said no formal prohibition was issued but acknowledged hurdles to exhibition.
• Former Rajya Sabha MP Swapan Dasgupta confirmed the event, which drew political figures including Tathagata Roy and cultural attendees such as singer Paroma.
• Agnihotri said a Kolkata trailer launch was first canceled by a cinema chain and later disrupted at a hotel with police intervention, citing political pressure despite CBFC clearance.