Overview

• Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri’s film released on September 5 across India but is not playing in West Bengal, where exhibitors have declined shows.
• First-day box office collections are reported at approximately Rs 1.75 crore, indicating a muted start.
• Moviegoers demonstrated outside Rupkotha Cinema in West Bengal, calling for screenings after the director flagged what he calls an unofficial ban.
• Producer Pallavi Joshi appealed to the President in an open letter alleging baseless FIRs, a blocked trailer event, threats, and intimidation of theatre owners.
• Early reactions skew positive from critics and audiences, and the drama centers on Direct Action Day in 1946 and the Noakhali violence.