Overview

• The film released in theatres on September 5 across India and select overseas markets but is not playing in Kolkata or elsewhere in West Bengal.
• Director Vivek Agnihotri and producer Pallavi Joshi allege state officials and police warned theatre owners against booking shows, and they say a writ petition is being prepared.
• Joshi published an open letter to President Droupadi Murmu seeking protection and calling the situation an “unofficial ban.”
• The Trinamool Congress denies any government role, saying screening decisions rest with multiplexes and independent theatre operators.
• A Calcutta High Court plea by Gopal Mukherjee’s grandson challenges the film’s portrayal, and an earlier Kolkata trailer event was halted by police citing permissions.