Overview

• Released on September 19, the film rolled out on over 500 screens in India and about 150 overseas, including roughly 150 in Uttar Pradesh.
• After objections from the CBFC, the Bombay High Court on August 25 directed certification without cuts; the director said the board had sought 29 edits.
• Producer Ajay Mengi reported a strong opening, and reports from Lucknow, Varanasi and Gorakhpur described audiences chanting during shows.
• Director Ravindra Gautam says the movie adapts Shantanu Gupta’s book and was built on on-ground research, presenting a personal journey rather than a political tract.
• Anant Joshi leads the cast with Paresh Rawal and Dinesh Lal Yadav, shaving his head on camera for the role as the team filmed at spiritual sites and voluntarily avoided non-vegetarian food.